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| Israel-Palestine |
| UN Envoy to Discuss Syrian Peace Offer With Israel |
| 2004-11-26 |
| Syria's peace overture to Israel appears designed to win favor in the international community, which has put mounting pressure on Damascus over its dominance of neighboring Lebanon and allegations it is playing a role in the Iraq insurgency. UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said yesterday he would visit Israel next week to discuss an overture by Syrian President Bashar Assad to renew peace talks with the Jewish state. "I will visit Israel next week...I will listen carefully to what they have to say on the basis of my talks with the president of Syria yesterday," Larsen told journalists after a meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud in Beirut. The UN envoy said "any peace...have to be based on the relevant Security Council resolutions and the principle of land for peace and my understanding is very clearly that beyond that there is absolutely no condition." Roed-Larsen on Wednesday said that Bashar was ready to reopen negotiations with Israel stalled since 2000 "without conditions", an offer immediately slapped down by Israel. |
| Posted by:Fred |