Report: Israel, Syria to discuss border in next round of talks
Peace talks between Israel and Syria will resume this coming Sunday, according to a report in Wednesday editions of the Lebanese newspaper Al-Hayyat. Citing French diplomatic sources, the report stated that the next round will be especially significant as it will deal with establishing a permanent border between the two countries. The issue of border is considered a potential deal breaker from the Syrian standpoint.
French officials say the two sides are at loggerheads over the route of the border. While Israel's position states that the border between the two states should run along the 1923 international border, Damascus would like Israel to withdraw to the lines which separated the two sides prior to June 4, 1967.
www.haaretz.com
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Date Posted: 9/3/2008
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