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Syria’s president said to confirm ‘advanced’ talks with Israel on security agreement
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa receives the final version of the provisional electoral system for the people's assembly, in Damascus, Syria, July 27, 2025. (SANA via AP)
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa confirms to Arab journalists that his government is in “advanced” talks with Israel on a security agreement, according to Sky News Arabic.
The broadcaster reports that Sharaa said any agreement would be be based on the lines from the 1974 disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria that followed the Yom Kippur War the previous year.
Sharaa also reportedly said that while he doesn’t believe the time is right for a peace deal with Israel, he “will not hesitate to take” any agreement that benefits Syria and the region.
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