Syria said it held talks with Israel in Jordan on Sunday on de-escalation after recent Israeli strikes, and on keeping the country out of tensions between Israel and Turkey, an ally of Damascus.The high-level negotiations came after the sides in January agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism as they edge towards a security agreement.They also came after Israel bombed the disused Abu Duhur airbase in the country’s northwest earlier in the week, claiming it wanted to avert Turkish troops deploying to the facility. Ankara denied any visit to the site.
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Syria holds talks with Israel addressing de-escalation and Israel-Turkey tensions
Syria and Israel held high-level talks in Jordan on Sunday. The discussions focused on de-escalation following recent Israeli strikes and on preventing Syria from being drawn into tensions between Israel and Turkey.
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Syria and Israel held high-level talks in Jordan on Sunday. The discussions focused on de-escalation following recent Israeli strikes and on preventing Syria from being drawn into tensions between Israel and Turkey. These negotiations follow a January agreement to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism, signaling progress towards a security agreement between Syria and Israel. The talks occurred shortly after Israel bombed the Abu Duhur airbase, stating its aim was to prevent Turkish troop deployment there, a claim denied by Ankara.
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Israel claimed the bombing was to avert Turkish troops deploying to the facility.
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Israel bombed the Abu Duhur airbase earlier in the week.
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Syria and Israel agreed in January to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism.
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The talks addressed keeping Syria out of tensions between Israel and Turkey.
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Syria stated it held talks with Israel in Jordan on Sunday concerning de-escalation and Israel-Turkey tensions.
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