US urges Syria on Mid-East peace

[Heidi]

Source: BBC

The United States has called for Syria's "full co-operation" in trying to achieve a comprehensive Middle East peace settlement.

Speaking after talks in Damascus, Barack Obama's envoy George Mitchell said discussions with Syria's president had been "candid and positive".

Mr Mitchell said restarting peace talks between Syria and Israel was a "near-term goal".

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Mr Mitchell's visit to Damascus is his second since June, amid a renewed US push for peace since President Obama took office earlier this year.

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Mr Mitchell said he had told Syrian President Bashar Assad that Barack Obama was "determined to facilitate a truly comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace".

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