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Israel and Syria Resume U.S.-Mediated Security Talks in Paris

Talks focus on reviving the 1974 disengagement accord to guide potential border changes.

FILE - Israeli soldiers cross the security fence moving towards the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani attends a press conference at the Lebanese foreign ministry, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
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Syrian President al-Sharaa (R) meets with US envoy Tom Barrack (2nd L) in Damascus in October. Photo: Syrian Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images

Overview

  • The Syrian delegation is led by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and intelligence chief Hussein Salameh, engaging indirectly with a new Israeli team headed by Ambassador Yechiel Leiter under U.S. mediation by envoy Tom Barrack.
  • Damascus is seeking reactivation of the 1974 agreement and a withdrawal to positions held before December 8, 2024, emphasizing full sovereignty and non-interference.
  • Israel says any agreement must ensure its security, including demilitarization in parts of southwestern Syria and protections for minority communities, and has not committed to a full pullback.
  • This is the fifth round and the first in nearly two months after talks paused following the resignation of Israel’s previous lead negotiator, with the restart encouraged by President Trump in a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • France is hosting the roughly two-day sessions as U.S. and French officials engage diplomatically, against a backdrop of frequent Israeli strikes and incursions in southern Syria documented by conflict monitors.