Türkiye dismisses claims it hosted Syria-Hezbollah meeting

Türkiye has rejected claims that Syrian government officials and Hezbollah representatives had met in Türkiye under the auspices of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), describing the reports as fabricated.In a statement on Thursday, the Communications Directorate’s Center for Combating Disinformation said that claims alleging that “Syrian government officials and Hezbollah officials met in Türkiye, hosted by the National Intelligence Organization (MIT)” were entirely unfounded.It said allegations concerning the date, venue, content and participants of the purported meeting “do not reflect any reality and are entirely fabricated and speculative.”The centre urged the public to rely only on statements issued by official authorities and warned against claims circulating through unofficial channels.The Syrian government also denied that the meeting took place.“These claims are false, and no such meeting took place,” said the Syrian Information Ministry’s Foreign Media Directorate, according to state-runAlikhbariah TV.