Syria Denies Meeting Hezbollah Officials Amidst Tensions
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- Syria denies meeting with Hezbollah officials.
- Reports claimed talks were held in Turkey last month.
- Discussions aimed to de-escalate Syrian-Hezbollah tensions.
- Syria allegedly offered non-intervention assurances in Lebanon.
- Syria demanded an end to arms smuggling and terror cells.
- Syria recently accused Hezbollah of border terror activity.
Syria's government has denied reports that senior officials from the new Syrian administration met with Hezbollah leaders for the first time. A statement released Thursday asserted that the claims were false and no such meeting took place. Earlier, Reuters reported that Syrian government figures held face-to-face talks with Hezbollah officials in Turkey last month. The reported objective of these discussions was to de-escalate tensions between Damascus and the militant group. According to the report, progress was made in the talks, with Syria allegedly providing assurances that its military would not intervene in Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. In return, Syria reportedly demanded that Hezbollah cease arms smuggling across the Lebanese-Syrian border and dismantle all terrorist cells operating within Syria. This report follows an announcement earlier this week by Syrian authorities regarding the thwarting of a terrorist cell near the Israeli border, which they accused of being Hezbollah operatives.
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