Syria: Talk of Signing a Peace Agreement with Israel is Premature
ARK News.. A Syrian source has said that discussion of a peace agreement with Israel is premature, calling on Tel Aviv to abide by the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and withdraw from Syrian territory.
State-run Al-Ikhbariya reported on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, that an official source stated: “Statements about signing a peace agreement with Israel at this time are premature.”
The source added: “Negotiations on new agreements cannot be discussed until Israel fully complies with the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and withdraws from the occupied Syrian Golan.”
Several media reports have recently spoken of indirect meetings between Syria’s new leadership and Israeli officials.
Israel’s i24NEWS reported last Friday that Israel and Syria are expected to sign a “peace agreement” before the end of 2025, under which the Golan Heights would become a “peace park.”
The U.S.-based Axios website reported on Monday, citing American and Israeli officials, that President Donald Trump’s administration is holding preliminary talks on a possible security agreement between Israel and Syria.
Senior Israeli and American officials told Axios that U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack has been in contact with Syrian officials since his visit to Israel in early June to explore launching formal talks.
An American official added that discussions so far have only involved officials below the level of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, with no current plans for a leaders’ summit.
Two senior Israeli officials told Axios that reaching an agreement is possible but will take time: “We hope to see the Trump administration push harder on this track.”
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