Saturday, March 3, 2012

Officials: Talks between Israel, Syria resume

Israeli officials said Sunday that indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria have resumed, with Turkish mediation.

The officials, who are close to the talks, said two top aides to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were in Ankara, Turkey for the talks, as was a Syrian delegation. Turkish officials were shuttling between them.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the contacts are not public. They said the talks resumed Sunday and were expected to continue on Monday. There was no immediate comment on resumption of the talks from Syria or Turkey.

Israel and Syria are bitter enemies. Previous peace talks broke down in 2000. Last month …

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