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Syria's leader urges US to work for Mideast peace

Syrias leader urges US

JANUARY 7, 2010 16:25

Syria's state-run news agency said on Thursday that Syria's president is urging the United States to play a stronger role in Mideast peacemaking. Syrian President Bashar Assad appealed to the US on Thursday during a meeting with US congressman Alcee Hastings in Damascus. US President Barack Obama has stepped up diplomatic efforts to improve ties with Syria and push the country away from its alliance with Iran and its support of militants like Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas. Damascus wants to end its international isolation and hopes the US can help boost its weak economy and mediate peace talks with Israel. Assad also lashed out at Israel saying it was not ready for peace. The last round of Syria-Israel peace talks collapsed in 2000.

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