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Article: ARABS-ISRAELI RELATIONS - Mar 28 - Israel Bids To Revive Peace Talks With Syria.
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- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- March 29, 2008
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An Israeli cabinet minister says that Israel is attempting to revive peace negotiations with Syria, just days after Ehud Olmert, PM, hinted at secret contacts with its Arab neighbour. Israel's infrastructure minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, told Israel Radio: Every effort is being made for Syria to sit at the negotiating table" in order to "sign a peace treaty". He added: We know exactly what the price of this agreement is". When asked if the price was to give up control of the Golan Heights, occupied in the 1967 Middle East war, Ben-Eliezer said: That's right". The comments echoed recent statements made by Israel's PM. On Mar 26, Olmert told foreign journalists he hoped ...