Syria May Be Ready to Resume Peace Talks with Israel
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According to United Nations envoy Terje Roed-Larsen, Syrian President Bashar Assad is now willing to restart peace negotiations with Israel &#39;without pre-conditions.
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An Israeli newspaper said on Friday that Israel has told Syria it is prepared to withdraw from the Golan Heights in return for lasting peace, adding to growing signals that Israel is looking to resume negotiations.
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DAMASCUS  - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is ready to reopen negotiations with Israel &quot;without conditions,&quot; visiting UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen revealed.
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Israel and the Palestinian Authority resumed diplomatic contacts Wednesday after a two-week freeze, and Israel agreed to suspend targeted killings of Palestinian militants -- two more steps toward a cease-fire and a resumption of peace talks.
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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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LONDON -- Syria wants to renew peace talks with Israel without preconditions and no longer insists that talks should resume exactly where they left off in 2000, its ambassador to London said yesterday.
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Israel has sent secret messages to Syria about renewing peace talks, Israel's deputy PM confirms.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to meet later for another session of peace negotiations in Jerusalem.
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Syria has indicated it is willing to allow the United Nations to take custody of the disputed Shebaa Farms area claimed by Lebanon but which is under Israeli occupation, a Spanish diplomat said on Wednesday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that key Arab nations, including Syria, would be invited to President Bush's planned Mideast peace conference this fall and expressed hope they would attend.
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The U.N.'s top Middle East envoy said there are "signs of hope" that Israel and the Palestinians can agree to revive the stalled peace process in time for a related U.S.-sponsored international conference in November.
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The United States signaled on Sunday it would invite Syria and other Arab states to a Middle East peace conference but suggested they must renounce violence and genuinely seek an end to the conflict.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a   mission to calm violence in the Middle East, holds talks in   Jordan on Thursday before going to Syria to seek its help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.
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Syria could attend an upcoming Middle East peace conference in Washington as part of an Arab League committee, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
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Israel ratcheted up its rhetoric against Syria on Thursday, hinting of possible military action following this week's deadly suicide bombing in southern Israel.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he would be willing to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Asad under certain conditions.
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This would appear to be an appropriate time to discuss the potential for Palestinian nonviolence and its ramifications for Israel.