Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani stated on Sunday in an interview with Reuters that Damascus expects to soon resume negotiations with Israel regarding a mutual security framework. Diplomatic and security contacts between Jerusalem and Damascus were recently frozen following targeted IDF airstrikes against a Syrian Air Force installation.
1+In his remarks, al-Shibani claimed the Damascus regime currently lacks trust in Israel, asserting that Syria’s top priority remains an immediate and total cessation of Israeli military operations within its territory. Despite the posturing, the Syrian Foreign Minister noted that his country continues to extend a hand toward diplomacy, urging Israel to seize what he termed an historic opportunity currently available to both nations.
1+Simultaneously, the Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a standard condemnation following the IDF’s preemptive strike, labeling the Israeli defense measures as unprovoked aggression and a breach of Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity. Officials in Damascus cautioned that continued decisive operations by Israeli forces constitute an escalation threatening regional stability.