U.S. Ambassador in Syria Summoned Home for Talks
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The United States on Tuesday  recalled its ambassador to Syria for urgent consultations to  show its deep displeasure with Damascus following the killing  of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (25/11/04) - Syrian President Bashar Assad told a top UN envoy on Wednesday he was ready to resume peace talks with Israel &quot;without conditions&quot;.
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DAMASCUS -- A senior US diplomat urged Syria's president yesterday to withdraw his country's troops from Lebanon and stop interfering in internal Lebanese affairs. William J. Burns, the US assistant secretary of state for the Near East and the highest ranking US official to visit Damascus in more than a year, also said Syria must take &quot;concrete action&quot; to cooperate ...
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The European Union plans to restart  high-level contacts with Syria by sending foreign policy chief  Javier Solana to Damascus for talks on Lebanon and the Middle  East, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said on Friday.
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The Bush administration opened the door yesterday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq.
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The White House lashed out at Syria yesterday, as Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) defied pressure from the administration and went ahead with talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Afterward, Nelson said he sees a new "crack in the door" for U.S.-Syria relations and help in stabilizing...
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The United States moved on Thursday   to reduce its diplomatic presence in Syria following this   week's attack on its embassy in Damascus by offering free   flights out of the country to non-essential diplomats and   family members on a voluntary basis.
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In a direct affront to the Bush administration, a Democratic senator spent an hour Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, asking him to do more to stabilize Iraq.
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The bold attack on the U.S. Embassy has thrown new light on what President Bashar Assad calls the growing threat in Syria from Islamic extremists. But some critics say the regime is exaggerating the problem for its own political gain.
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Damascus has accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N. resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak returned home on Wednesday after ending a swift visit to Syria, the official MENA news agency reported.
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The United States moved to reduce   its diplomatic presence in Syria on Thursday following an   attack on its embassy in Damascus, by offering free flights   home to dependents and nonessential diplomats who wish to   leave.
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The United States on Tuesday  recalled its ambassador to Syria for urgent consultations to  show its anger at Syrian dominance of Lebanon following the  killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
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The United States is sending a team  of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on  the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman  said on Tuesday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek his help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah   group, whose chief allies are Syria and Iran.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief will urge Syria on Wednesday to do more to help ease tensions in Lebanon and Iraq during a visit that will end a two-year freeze on high-level EU contacts with Damascus.
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A US envoy who will co-ordinate the fight against the PKK Kurdish rebels holds talks in Turkey.