NEW: Syrian government officials and Hezbollah secretly met in Türkiye in September in the first known face-to-face talks between the two sides since Bashar al-Assad’s fall.

The talks, pushed by Turkish security and intelligence agencies, focused on easing tensions.

Syria assured Hezbollah it would not intervene militarily in Lebanon to disarm the group, while asking Hezbollah to halt cross-border arms smuggling and dismantle remaining cells in Syria.

Hezbollah pledged not to interfere in Syrian affairs but gave no direct answer on those requests. No final agreement was reached.

Source: Reuters