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Syrian state media: US-mediated talks with Israel focused on deescalation, non-interference in Syria’s affairs
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This combination of pictures created on July 25, 2025, shows Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (L) and Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. (AFP)
Syria’s foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, met an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday to discuss bolstering stability in the region and southern Syria, Syria’s state news agency SANA reports.
Syrian and Israeli officials have been conducting US-mediated talks on deescalating the conflict in southern Syria.
The discussions between the Israeli and Syrian sides focused on deescalation and non-interference in Syrian domestic affairs.
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