Syria-Egypt summit to push Damascus peace overture to Israel
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The leaders of Egypt and Syria met on ways to bring Damascus and Israel back to the negotiating table four years after talks broke off in acrimony over the fate of the strategic Golan Heights.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak telephoned his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, and discussed with him a host of regional issues, including Israeli threats against Syria and how to deal with them on the international stage, the official MENA agency said.
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ISRAELI Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom called yesterday for an international Middle East summit to boost new, reform-minded Palestinian leaders and foster peace moves with Arab states.
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BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad is genuine in his stated desire to restart peace talks with Israel, and the United States needs to play a more active role in bringing both parties
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In a bold initiative, Egypt summoned the leaders of Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan on Wednesday to a long-awaited summit next week, and they agreed to attend.
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Israel said it hoped a visit on Wednesday by Egyptian and Jordanian envoys will lead to the opening of diplomatic contacts with other Arab states over their land-for-peace plan despite disagreements over key components.
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President Shimon Peres on Thursday called on Syria to open direct peace talks with Israel, urging Damascus to drop its demand that negotiations take place through mediators.
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JERUSALEM - A senior Israeli official confirmed yesterday that a series of steps to restart the peace process had been agreed by Israel, the Palestinians and Egypt.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders said they will declare a formal end to more than four years of fighting during a summit Tuesday in this Egyptian resort &#151; a breakthrough in Mideast peacemaking that comes after both sides also accepted invitations to meet separately with President Bush at the White House.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said on Thursday the latest &quot;opportunity&quot; from Damascus needs to be examined in the proper light although Israel wanted very much to renew negotiations with Syria.
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Egypt offered Monday to mediate between Israel and Syria on a possible resumption of peace talks without preconditions, after a gap of more than four years.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad is ready to resume peace talks with Israel "without conditions," a top U.N. envoy said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if Damascus dropped its demand that talks resume from the point where they broke off with Israel four years ago.
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Arab and Israeli leaders held a high-profile summit Monday aimed at strengthening Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and containing the militant Hamas after its victory in Gaza by giving a push to the peace process.
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The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan began a historic visit to Israel to formally present an Arab peace plan.
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Israel has turned down Syrian President Bashar Al Assadâs peace proposal as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wants to concentrate on his Gaza withdrawal plan and doesnât want to be diverted in a peace track with Damascus.
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Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in  principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt's  official news agency MENA said on Tuesday.
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Syria convenes a conference of rejectionists demanding an end to peace talks with Israel