Wednesday, February 18, 2009

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Syria urges better ties with US

Syria urges better ties with US

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, file image
Mr Assad says his country is a "player" in the Middle East

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has urged the US in a newspaper interview to engage in talks with Damascus and restore full diplomatic ties.

He told the UK's Guardian newspaper the signs coming from the Obama administration had been "positive".

But he said there had not yet been a definite change of policy from the US.

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