US announces unofficial talks with Syrian officials in Washington

Date: 22 / 07 / 2008 Time: 09:46
Bethlehem - Ma'an -

The US administration announced on Tuesday that it is preparing to carry out discussions with Syrian officials who are currently visiting Washington.

Spokesperson for the US Department of State said that the assistant foreign minister for Middle East affairs, David Walsh, will meet Riyad Al-Dawoodi, from the Syrian ministry of foreign affairs who has been leading the indirect negotiations with Israel and an advisor to the Syrian Foreign minister, Ahmed Samir Al-Taqi.

Walsh confirmed that the discussions between the countries are not of an official nature.

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