Syrian minister holds rare meeting with Israeli officials in Paris – reports

Foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani met the Israeli delegation to discuss de-escalating tensions (Shamil Zhumatov/ Pool Photo via AP)

Syria’s foreign minister has held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, the Syrian state-run news agency said.

The talks were brokered by the United States, which has been pushing for Syria and Israel to normalise relations, the report said.