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Officials from Türkiye and Israel have held their first meeting in Azerbaijan to avoid a conflict in Syria, according to Turkish Defense Ministry sources.
“The first technical meeting held Wednesday in Azerbaijan to discuss a conflict prevention mechanism between Türkiye and Israel to avoid unwanted incidents’ in Syria,” sources said Thursday.
They added that the ministry urges Israel to “immediately halt provocative attacks that threaten Syria’s territorial integrity and destabilize its security.”
“To ensure regional security, Israel must abandon its expansionist, occupying stance and international community must prevent this unlawfulness,” the sources said.
Since the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria late last year, Israel and Türkiye have been trading barbs over their presence in the country.
Ankara has had troops in northern Syria backing anti-regime forces and fighting terrorist groups while Israel has occupied swathes of southern territories with the intention of annexation. Israeli forces too have struck the region for weeks now.
Türkiye has called the Israeli strikes an encroachment on Syrian territories, while Israel has said it would not allow any “hostile” forces in Syria.
NATO member Türkiye has also been a fierce critic of Israel over its attacks on Gaza since 2023, saying they amount to genocide against the Palestinians and has applied to join a case at the World Court against Israel while also halting all trade.
“Israel’s activities in West Bank and continued attacks on neighboring countries are harming regional stability and peace,” the ministry sources said.
