Turkish security and intelligence agencies reportedly brokered the sessions to de-escalate tensions and discuss mutual threats. According to the reporting, Damascus pledged not to enter Lebanon to disarm the group in exchange for an end to cross-border arms smuggling and the dismantling of Hezbollah cells in Syria. No final agreement was reached after President Ahmed al-Sharaa rejected direct ties with Iran, which had been excluded from the talks.
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Syria Denies First Secret Hezbollah Meeting Since Assad Fall
Geopolitics19 days ago
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Damascus has officially dismissed claims that its representatives met with the leadership of Hezbollah to settle regional security disputes. The rejection follows a report from Reuters citing six sources that the parties held secret face-to-face discussions in Turkey in September, which would have been the first such contact since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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