The Syrian information minister confirms the existence of indirect negotiations with Israel centered on adherence to the separation of forces agreement

Syrian Information Minister Hamza al Mustafa said that the indirect negotiations with Israel focus on the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement and the need to adhere to it.

This came during a press conference held by Minister Hamza al Mustafa on Friday evening, in which he addressed the latest developments regarding the Syrian government’s work and reviewed the achievements and challenges facing the country at the current stage.

The Syrian Minister said, “The government emphasized that there are indirect negotiations arising from ongoing Israeli attacks… These indirect negotiations focus on the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement and the need to adhere to it.”

Since 1967, Israel has occupied most of the Syrian Golan Heights.

Taking advantage of the new situation following the ouster of Assad, it occupied the Syrian buffer zone and declared the disengagement agreement between the two sides collapsed.

On May 3, the Israeli military said it had bombed dozens of targets in Syria with 12 warplanes, including anti-aircraft guns and a surface-to-air missile launcher.

On the 7th of the same month, the Syrian president revealed that Damascus was conducting indirect negotiations with Tel Aviv.

In another context, the Syrian Minister of Information added that President Ahmed al Sharaa, during his chairing of the regular cabinet meeting on Friday, emphasized the need to create a suitable investment environment through a set of effective laws and regulations and the freedom of movement of funds, now that Syria has completed the confidence-building phase and entered a new phase to restore its standing.

Al Sharaa emphasized that “Syria faces a historic opportunity to pursue significant foreign investment in vital sectors, and that there is significant demand for investment in Syria,” noting that a law on investment will be issued soon.

The Syrian Minister said, “The President spoke about creating a suitable investment environment through a set of effective laws and regulations, the freedom of movement of funds, and Syria’s need for financial reform in payments, including entering the world of digital and electronic currency, as a fundamental step in the future”.