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Mon 02 Feb 2010Israel seeks renewed peace talks with Syria - Netanyahu
IN AN effort to reduce tension with Damascus, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said Israel is seeking to renew peace talks with both Syria and the Palestinians.
Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Mr Netanyahu said Israel wants peace with all its Arab neighbours. “We did so with Egypt and Jordan and we aspire to do so with Syria and the Palestinians. We can achieve this with two conditions: the first is that we hold negotiations without preconditions. We will not accept the notion that Israel makes major concessions in advance,” he said.
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