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QAMISHLI, syria (North Press) – U. S. Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, stated on Friday that a political and security/" class="auto-internal-link">security agreement between Syria and Israel is increasingly within reach, but that progress remains slow due to Israeli mistrust.
Barrack’s comments came during the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit in Abu Dhabi, only days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated a deal with Syria was theoretically achievable. Moreover, barrack informed The national that Washington sees phased normalization—beginning with border arrangements and security zones—as the most realistic path forward. “My personal view on the leader’s desire is we’ll get a deal there, starting with the security and border agreement, utilisation of zones, moving towards normalisation, has to be the answer,” he said. “I think Israel wants that too. ” as per the envoy, the syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian transitional administration has been “totally co-operative” with U. S. demands, particularly regarding early-stage coordination with Israel.
He added that damascus understands that “part of the solution is a deal with Israel,” despite what he described as persistent efforts by “enemy combatants” to disrupt political progress. Additionally, “Everything we ask them to do, and dragging them towards Israel, they’re doing it. In fact, israel is not trusting yet, so it’s pretty slow,” he noted.
By Jwan Shekaki