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Turkish foreign minister says he brings Syrian message of
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 02 - 01 - 2005

Quds city, Jan 4, SPA -- The visiting Turkish foreign minister is
carrying a message of peace from Syria to Israel, he said
in an interview published Tuesday.
Damascus is ready to renew peace talks without
preconditions, the minister, Abdullah Gul, told the Haaretz
daily.
Gul also said the Turkish prime minister plans to visit
Israel as part of efforts to improve relations.
Gul arrived in Al-Quds city on Monday for two days of talks
with Israeli and Palestinian officials.
"In my opinion, the Syrian signals are serious and their
intentions are good," he told Haaretz. "They expressed
willingness to resume negotiations without preconditions
and they expect a positive Israeli response."
After meeting Gul in Ankara on Sunday, U.S. Deputy
Secretary of State Richard Armitage told reporters they had
not discussed Turkish mediation between Syria and Israel
but hinted that such a channel did exist.
"Those are things that are best not spoken about
publicly, but it's quite clear that Turkey does enjoy a
very congenial relationship with Israel as well as with
Syria," he said.
Gul began his Al-Quds city itinerary Tuesday with morning
prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque complex, the third holiest
site in Islam. He then called on Israeli President Moshe
Katsav and was scheduled to meet during the day with Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom to
discuss Middle East peace efforts, strengthening bilateral
ties and regional and international issues.
On Wednesday, Gul will go to the West Bank city of
Ramallah for talks with Palestinian officials. Before
leaving Ankara on Monday, Gul told reporters he hoped
Turkey could help restart peace talks between the
Palestinians and Israelis.
"There is a new atmosphere concerning the Middle East
peace process. This new atmosphere can yield good
results," Gul said. "Contributing to this process would
be Turkey's greatest duty."
Friendly ties with overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey are
important to Israel. Turkey is a key trading partner, and
the two regional powers have had close military ties for
years.
"Usually the foreign minister prepares the ground for the
prime minister's visit and that is true here as well," Gul
said in the latest Haaretz interview. "But no date has yet
been set."


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