Israel and Syria have said they are holding indirect talks to reach a comprehensive peace agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said both sides were talking "in good faith and openly".
The Syrian foreign ministry also confirmed the Turkish-mediated talks, the first since 2000.
The last round of negotiations broke down because of disagreement over the extent of Israel's possible withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
Israel and Syria are still technically at war over the Golan Heights, which Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war.
It was reported in April that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was mediating in talks between the two sides
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