Syria Sees Possible Thaw with Washington
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Syria anticipates a possible easing in  its strained ties with the United States during President  Bush's second term, despite hostile language from U.S.  officials, a government minister said on Thursday.
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The ruling party newspaper in Syria said on Wednesday a decision to redeploy some troops within Lebanon was not linked to relations with Washington and could be reversed if necessary in future.
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Syria&#39;s President Bashar al-Assad and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday held talks in Sharem al Sheikh. Before the summit, there were erports that during the meeting, Mubarak will offer Assad
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Syria and Iraq are to restore diplomatic relations, after a break of more than 20 years, it is announced in Baghdad.
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The United States sent on Thursday its clearest signal to date that it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria, saying it will not "walk away" if either approaches to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a neighbors conference this weekend.
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PLO chief, Syrian leaders discuss stalled Mideast peace process, ways to coordinate efforts to make peace with Israel. By Nagib Khazzaka - DAMASCUS.
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JERUSALEM - Syria will have to wait to resume peace negotiations with Israel until after a settlement is reached with the Palestinians, US President George W. Bush said in comments published on Sunday.
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The lead U.S. negotiator with North  Korea said on Friday he expected to attend six-party talks on  ending Pyongyang&#39;s atomic programs next week despite reports  Syria might have received North Korean nuclear aid.
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The State Department's No. 2 official said Sunday that Syria had improved security along its border with Iraq but needed to do more to keep armed supporters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from sneaking across.
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DAMASCUS, Syria A top UN envoy says Syria&#39;s president is ready to resume peace talks with Israel &quot;without conditions.&quot;.
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Syria's policy during more than a year of isolation by Western countries has been constant: Stick it out and hope the other side bends.
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TEHRAN -- Iran and Syria, both locked in diplomatic battles with the United States, said yesterday they would form a common front to face challenges and threats. "We are ready to help Syria on all grounds," Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref of Iran said in Tehran after meeting Prime Minister Naji al-Otari of Syria. Syria's ambassador to the United States, ...
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell Wednesday described as positive moves Syria&#39;s troop redeployment in Lebanon and its readiness to cooperate with allied forces in Iraq and its interim government.
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The White House suggested that Syria was to blame for the bombing and was studying the possibility of tougher sanctions.
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The United States would be willing to attend a regional conference in Iraq next month that would include Iran and Syria, the White House said on Tuesday.
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In a marked change of tone, Secretary of State Colin Powell praised Syria on Wednesday for dismantling military camps in the hills near Beirut, Lebanon. He said Syria has offered to cooperate with allied forces in Iraq and its interim government.
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Syria, which Washington has accused of  failing to stop militants entering Iraq, has reached a border  cooperation deal with its neighbor, Foreign Minister Farouq  al-Shara said on Sunday.