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Syrian Foreign Ministry Denies Security Agreement with Israel

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied reports of any security agreement between Syria and Israel ahead of Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa's New York trip to the UN General Assembly, and Qutaiba Idlibi confirmed no planned meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu.
Assaad al-Shibani, Syrian Foreign Minister, met Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in Paris in US-mediated talks involving US envoy Tom Barrack, marking highest-level Syria–Israel contact in over 25 years.
Negotiators discussed reactivating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and monitoring the Druze Mountain ceasefire, including proposals for Israeli non-interference and border de-escalation measures.
Syria said Israel sent troops near Mount Hermon Monday, with Israeli Defense Forces entering southern Syria Saturday to clear weapons amid a de facto Israeli security zone.
Independent Arabia reported on August 21 that Syria and Israel may sign a US-brokered security agreement on September 25, while the United States pushes removing al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from UN terrorism lists and advancing a humanitarian corridor proposal.

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