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US calls on Syria to deter Iran, Hizbullah in Lebanon

By JPOST.COM STAFF

NOVEMBER 2, 2010 16:30

Syria must use its influence to prevent Iran and Hizbullah from interfering in Lebanon's affairs if Damascus hopes to enjoy good relations with the United States, Washington's top diplomat for the Middle East said, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

"Syria and the United States have taken some modest steps to see if we can improve the bilateral relationship. But this cannot go very far as long as Syria's friends are undermining stability in Lebanon. We have made that absolutely clear to the Syrians. There is a cost to the potential in our bilateral relationship to what Syria's friends are doing in Lebanon," said Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.

Feltman hinted at Syria's aspirations to retain the Golan Heights from Israel and how an improved relationship with the US could possibly aid that desire.

"Syria has said that it wishes to have its territorial expectations met through a peace agreement with Israel and that Syria recognizes the essential role that we can play in achieving that," Feltman said. "So this suggests to me that Syria is in fact interested in a better relationship with us. But our interest in a comprehensive peace doesn't mean that we are going to start trading our other interests in Iraq or Lebanon in order to get Damascus to like us better."

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