Visiting Russian intelligence chief briefing Israeli officials on Syria peace talks

The director of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency SVR, Sergey Naryshkin, is meeting Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and other senior Israeli officials to discuss the eighth round of Syrian peace talks scheduled to begin tomorrow in the Russian city of Sochi.

Channel 10 reports the meeting with Naryshkin at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem also includes Mossad chief Yossi Cohen and National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat.

Naryshkin is reportedly briefing the Israeli officials on the upcoming talks in Sochi that will include Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

According to the TV station, the Israeli officials are expected to tell Naryshkin that Israel will not be bound to a a future peace deal, and will continue to operate in Syria in accordance with its security interests.