Overview

• SANA said Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met an Israeli delegation in Paris to discuss de-escalation, non-interference in Syria’s internal affairs, and reactivating the 1974 disengagement framework.
• State media reported that the talks produced understandings supporting regional stability and included plans to monitor the U.S.-announced Sweida ceasefire.
• Reports named Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and U.S. envoy Tom Barrack as participants, while Israeli officials offered no immediate public confirmation.
• Syrian outlets described the contact as part of ongoing U.S.-brokered diplomacy, following recent face-to-face meetings in Baku and an earlier session in Paris.
• The engagement follows lethal sectarian violence in Sweida and Israeli strikes in Syria, with discussions also touching on humanitarian relief for civilians in the south.