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May 27, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 

Davutoğlu has talks with Assad in Damascus

8 March 2010 / TODAY'S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, İSTANBUL
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu had talks with senior Syrian officials on Sunday that focused on the Middle East peace process as well as tensions escalating from time to time between Lebanon and Syria.

Davutoğlu had separate closed-door meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Assistant Vice President Hassan Turkmani. Later in the day, he was also expected to meet with his counterpart, Walid al-Moallem.

Israel and Syria held four indirect rounds of peace talks with Turkish mediation in 2008, but they were suspended following the deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza at the end of 2008. Ankara says it is willing to resume mediating indirect talks between Syria and Israel only if both parties clearly voice their will for such mediation. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was prepared to meet with Assad immediately and without preconditions. In response, Moallem reiterated that Israel must first declare its intention to withdraw to its 1967 borders before any talks can take place.

 
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