{"id":20166,"date":"2025-07-13T09:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T09:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20166"},"modified":"2025-07-13T09:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T09:16:54","slug":"secret-syria-israel-talks-in-baku-transitional-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-reportedly-attended-despite-official-denials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/13\/secret-syria-israel-talks-in-baku-transitional-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-reportedly-attended-despite-official-denials\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Syria-Israel Talks in Baku: Transitional President Ahmed Al-Sharaa Reportedly Attended Despite Official Denials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The Israeli outlet <em data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"738\">i24NEWS<\/em> cited what it described as a well-informed Syrian source who claimed that Syria\u2019s transitional president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, attended at least one direct meeting on Saturday with Israeli officials in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. This development contradicts the official Syrian narrative, which was echoed by state media denying any participation by Al-Shara in discussions with Israel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1424\">According to the source, who is reportedly close to President Al-Sharaa, the meeting was part of a series of two or three sessions held between the two sides. The Syrian delegation included Foreign Minister Assad Al-Shibani and Ahmed Al-Dalati, Syria&#8217;s coordinator for security meetings with Israel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1578\">The Israeli delegation featured a special envoy representing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with high-ranking military and security officials.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1700\">The discussions aimed to explore a potential security agreement between Syria and Israel, addressing key issues such as:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1953\">\n<li data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1746\">\n<p data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1746\">The Iranian presence in Syria and Lebanon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1770\">\n<p data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1770\">Hezbollah\u2019s weapons<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1795\">\n<p data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1795\">Palestinian factions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1824\">\n<p data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1824\">Refugee camps in Lebanon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1873\">\n<p data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1873\">The future of Palestinian refugees from Gaza<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1953\">\n<p data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1953\">A possible Israeli coordination office in Damascus (non-diplomatic in nature)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2146\">The source emphasized that choosing Azerbaijan as the venue for these talks sends a \u201cpolitical message directed at Iran,\u201d amid increasing tensions between Tehran and Damascus in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16849\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16849 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5666.jpg\" alt=\"UAE Mediates Secret Security Talks Between Israel and Syria\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5666-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5666-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Israeli outlet i24NEWS cited what it described as a well-informed Syrian source who claimed that Syria\u2019s transitional president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, attended at least one direct meeting on Saturday with Israeli officials in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2183\"><strong data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2183\">Official Syrian Denial<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2185\" data-end=\"2475\">Meanwhile, Israel\u2019s Kan TV reported that a direct meeting indeed took place on Saturday between Syrian and Israeli officials in Baku. The report stated that Syria demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Syria and discussed a range of \u201ccoordinations\u201d between the two parties.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2730\">Kan also reported that Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Al-Shibani is expected to meet his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa\u2019ar, on Monday at the European Union headquarters in Brussels\u2014though no confirmation of a separate bilateral meeting has been provided.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"3076\">Despite these developments, Syria\u2019s <em data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2778\">Al-Watan<\/em> newspaper quoted official sources categorically denying President Al-Shara\u2019s participation in any meetings with Israeli delegations. They asserted that what is happening in Azerbaijan is part of a \u201cde-escalation strategy, not normalization,\u201d and described talk of a peace agreement as \u201cpremature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3344\">On the other hand, a well-informed diplomatic source in Damascus said the talks center around \u201cthe newly established Israeli military presence in southern Syria,\u201d referring to Israeli advances following the collapse of Bashar Al-Assad\u2019s regime over seven months ago.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3383\"><strong data-start=\"3355\" data-end=\"3383\">Goal: Prevent Escalation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3385\" data-end=\"3728\">Back in May, President Al-Sharaa acknowledged that his government was \u201cholding indirect talks with Israel through mediators\u201d to \u201cprevent loss of control and contain escalation.\u201d These remarks were supported by Israeli reports, including from Channel 12 and <em data-start=\"3641\" data-end=\"3650\">Haaretz<\/em>, which confirmed direct meetings\u2014some in Baku\u2014with Turkish officials present.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12376\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"In recent months, President Al-Sharaa met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, where Trump announced the lifting of American sanctions on Damascus. Al-Sharaa also expressed openness to \u201cregional initiatives to restore stability\u201d during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahmad Al-Sharaa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"3730\" data-end=\"3928\">Azerbaijan has emerged as a flexible diplomatic platform with strong ties to Israel and political coordination with Turkey, making it a central venue for undisclosed negotiations on the Syrian file.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3930\" data-end=\"4234\">In recent months, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/08\/syrian-president-confirms-indirect-talks-with-israel-amid-ongoing-airstrikes\/\">President<\/a> Al-Sharaa met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, where Trump announced the lifting of American sanctions on Damascus. Al-Sharaa also expressed openness to \u201cregional initiatives to restore stability\u201d during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The Israeli outlet i24NEWS cited what it described as a well-informed Syrian source who claimed that Syria\u2019s transitional president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, attended at least one direct meeting on Saturday with Israeli officials in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. 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