Sharon will meet Assad &#39;under certain conditions&#39;
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TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he was willing to meet Syrian President Bashar Assad under &quot;certain conditions,&quot; an offer which Damascus swiftly turned down as unacceptable.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel offered President Bashar al-Assad of Syria a proposal to begin direct peace negotiations and advised him not to wait for American mediation.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was due to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as part of a flurry of diplomacy intended to revive the Middle East peace process.
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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that the statement of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon he made before the Knesset (Parliament) should turninto deeds on the ground.
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The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is expected to open talks on forming a new coalition administration after he dismissed the junior partner in government.
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JERUSALEM - Israel&#39;s prime minister reportedly says he&#39;s willing to meet with the new Palestinian leadership to discuss his plans to withdrawal from Gaza.
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This moment, rather, is one in which all should embrace new prospects for peace in the Middle East. Ariel Sharon, who once behaved as a fierce hawk, has shown his ability to make concessions in recent months
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Foreign secretary Jack Straw is today beginning two days of talks in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Mr Straw will meet Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon before travelling on to the West Bank for
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published on Sunday that he was ready to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and try to coordinate a Gaza pullout with a new Palestinian government.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published Sunday he is ready to coordinate Israel&#39;s planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to take advantage of new opportunities created by the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Israeli leader Ariel Sharon said on  Thursday conditions were right for a "historic breakthrough" on  Middle East peace after measures taken by new Palestinian  President Mahmoud Abbas to bring calm.
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Israel&#39;s prime minster and the man expected to lead the Palestinians following the death of Yasser Arafat are willing to meet, they said at the weekend.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for talks expected to focus on steps Israel could take to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election scheduled for January.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet on Tuesday that he hopes to meet newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the "near future" &#151; the latest sign that the two sides are trying to work toward peace after years of stalemate.
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Nato ministers are set to meet envoys from Israel and six Arab nations for their highest-level talks with the alliance&#39;s southern neighbours.
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The United States and Europe must talk to Syria and Iran if they want a comprehensive solution to Iraq and other Middle East conflicts, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Friday.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has made a surprise visit to Damascus for talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on regional issues, including Syria&#39;s role in Lebanon.