Syrian, Israeli officials meet in Baku

A Syrian and an Israeli official met face to face in Baku on July 12 on the sidelines of a visit to Azerbaijan by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a diplomatic source in Damascus said, Report informs referring to Al Arabiya.

“A meeting took place between a Syrian official and an Israeli official on the sidelines of al-Sharaa’s visit to Baku,” the source said, requesting anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Al-Sharaa himself did not take part in the meeting, which focused on “the recent Israeli military presence in Syria,” the source added.