Mohammad Al-Ahmad: U.S. Mediation Ongoing to Reach Security Agreement Between Syria and Israel
Welat TV – Erbil
Mohammad al-Ahmad, Director of the Arab Affairs Department at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, revealed that U.S. mediation efforts are still ongoing with the aim of reaching a security agreement between Syria and Israel.
According to remarks he made to Al Mamlaka TV, the proposed agreement is based on the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, and includes provisions preventing Israeli interference in Syria’s internal affairs, in addition to Israeli withdrawal from areas it entered following the fall of the regime.
Al-Ahmad noted that prior communication with Israel had led to the drafting of a preliminary agreement. However, the process stalled due to what he described as a “technical issue” related to a change in the head of the Israeli negotiating team.
He expressed Damascus’s hope that Israel will demonstrate seriousness in adhering to the disengagement agreement and moving forward toward consolidating security understandings between the two sides.
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