Israel, Türkiye hold Syria deconfliction talks in Azerbaijan A report by The Times of Israel

A senior Israeli official confirms that delegations from Türkiye and Israel met yesterday, April 9, in Azerbaijan to discuss a deconfliction mechanism aimed at preventing unwanted incidents in Syria.

During the meeting, Israel “made it unequivocally clear that any change in the deployment of foreign forces in Syria, in particular the establishment of Turkish bases in the Palymra (Tadmor) area, is a red line,” the official says, Caliber.Az reports, citing The Times of Israel.

The official adds that Israel has made it clear that preventing any such activity “is the responsibility of the government in Damascus. Any activity that endangers Israel will threaten the rule of [Syrian President Ahmed] al-Sharaa.”

Turkish ministry sources also confirm the talks in Azerbaijan, saying that they mark the beginning of efforts to set up a channel to avoid potential clashes or misunderstandings between the two countries’ operations in the region.

“Efforts will continue to establish this mechanism,” one of the sources says, without providing further details on the scope or timeline of the talks.

By Khagan Isayev