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Syria, Israel Peace Talks PlanRUSSIA and the US are tentatively planning a second Middle East peace conference, in Moscow in early 2008, with major parties hoping to begin a comprehensive peace effort that would include direct talks between Israel and Syria. Syrias delegate to this weeks talks in Annapolis said that Damascus wanted the Moscow gathering to begin negotiations between Syria and Israel over the Golan Heights, a border region seized by Israel during the 1967 War. "It is our hope that we can revive the Syrian track in Moscow," Syrias deputy Foreign Minister, Fayssal Mekdad, said. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert indicated that he hoped at some point to resume talks with Syria, but cautioned that the time is not yet ripe. He said Syria must change its behaviour, notably its support for Hezbollah. But the presence of a Syrian delegation in Annapolis "may be the beginning of a reconsideration" on the part of Damascus, he said. Mr Olmert said US President George Bush indicated privately that he had no objection to an Israeli dialogue with Syria if Israel determined this was in its own interest. Mr Bushs only admonition to the Israelis, he said, was: "Dont surprise us." After talks at the White House, Mr Bush promised Mr Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas his full support to overcome deep doubts on whether new peace talks could yield an accord next year. Mr Abbas and Mr Olmert were to return home to confront sharp scepticism from friends and foes alike over the peace drive. Mr Bush, who called Middle East peace "something we all want", did not invite Mr Abbas or Mr Olmert to speak at the event in the White House Rose Garden, and the three leaders did not shake hands. The muted moment was in sharp contrast to the ebullient 1993 handshake on the South Lawn between the then US president, Bill Clinton, the late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, and the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The new peace push won a cautious show of support from the 22-member Arab League, whose chief, Amr Mussa, cited "misgivings" but warily welcomed the agreement to thaw negotiations that have been frozen during President Bushs seven years in office. WASHINGTON POST, With AFP Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationUS military deserters seek refuge in Canada...Ethiopian Court Sentences 35 Opposition Leaders to Life... Toddler Returns to Iraq After Life-Saving Surgery... Shops stripped bare as Mugabe’s price curbs lead to panic buying... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Syria, Israel Peace Talks Plan |
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