Israel and Syria are set to begin another round of indirect peace talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
The Turkish-mediated negotiations began in May after an eight-year freeze. Under the format of the talks, Israeli and Syrian officials do not actually meet each other but instead convey their views through Turkish diplomats who shuttle between the two sides. On Monday, Syria's ambassador to the United States called for an end to the "state of war" with Israel. However, Syria maintains that any peace agreement would depend on an Syria's Assad says Mideast peace a matter of time ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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