According to reports, Pardo, who is of Turkish and Serbian origin, traveled to Turkey in a private airplane to see Fidan. They reportedly discussed the latest situation in Syria, which has been in turmoil for more than two years, and the impact of Iran on the situation. The two parties shared intelligence ahead of a planned US-Russia-led peace conference in Geneva, which is expected to bring together the Syrian regime and opposition in July for a solution to the conflict in Syria.
The Syrian conflict started in March 2011 with peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. It turned into a civil war after some opposition supporters took up arms to fight a harsh government crackdown on dissent.
Pardo reportedly told Fidan that members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps are engaged in activities against Turkey by Syrian intelligence agency al-Mukhabarat.
The two intelligence officials also discussed the ongoing Gezi Park demonstrations, which began at the end of last month in protest of government plans for the redevelopment of a park in ?stanbul’s Taksim Square. Demonstrations have spread to other provinces in the country and turned into anti-government protests.
Media reports also said that Pardo wanted to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an to talk about the issue but that Erdo?an did not respond to the Israeli official.
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