US Envoy Barrack Says Israel and Syria Had Cordial First Talks on Potential Security Agreement

US Syria affairs envoy Thomas Barrack disclosed new details of the first two public talks between Israel and Syria, stating that both sides have had a cordial interaction while attempting negotiations for the first security agreement in decades. Barrack, in an interview with Lebanese-Australian podcast host Mario Nawfal, discussed the two Israeli-Syrian meetings he mediated in Paris on July 24 and August 19, describing them as ‘historic.’ The interview was published on Thursday, August 28. ‘They haven’t talked in 30 years, I have to say, I was surprised. We brought them to Paris, the French were a big help in this,’ Barrack said. ‘The first…