A Syrian delegation led by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani held a new round of talks with Israel on Monday, state media reported, marking the first such negotiations in several months.
Quoting a government source, SANA said the talks were coordinated and mediated by Washington, adding that the discussions were focused on reaching "a balanced security agreement" between the two countries.
Two diplomatic sources told AFP that the U.S.-mediated talks were being held in Paris.
SANA said the negotiations were focused on reactivating a 1974 disengagement agreement and guaranteeing "the withdrawal of Israeli forces" to their positions before the overthrow of the Bashar Assad regime in December 2024.
After Assad's ousting, Israel sent troops into the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone, which has separated Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights for decades.
