Syrian FM offers complete calm for Israeli retreat [View All]

By Nathan Guttman and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents, and Reuters
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Shara invited Israel on Sunday to renew contact with Damascus, and said he hoped Israel would take up the offer.

Speaking during an interview with CNN, Shara said an opportunity for peace exists, and spelled out the formula: complete calm on the part of Syria in exchange for a complete Israeli retreat, presumably from the Golan Heights.

The minister also congratulated Israel and the Palestinian Authority on renewing ties. He added that Syria would like to see progress made in other channels as well, in order to bring about comprehensive peace in the area.

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas is doing a good job, Shara said.


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