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Rice exhorts Syria to help achieve a stable Iraq (USA Today)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 09:33:10 GMT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked Syria to help improve security in Iraq on Thursday during the highest-level talks in three years with a government Washington accuses of sponsoring terrorism.


What Now For Syria and Iran? (CBS News)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 20:30:05 GMT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice broke diplomatic ice with Syria and Iran this week at a summit in Egypt. Where does the U.S. go from here, asks State Department reporter Charles Wolfson .


Analysis: Syria-U.S. meet at Iraq conclave (UPI)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 21:41:56 GMT

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, the first meeting between Syrian and U.S. officials in two years.


Rice raises border concerns with Syria (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 07:09:37 GMT

In a diplomatic turning point for the Bush administration, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Thursday with Syria's foreign minister and expressed U.S. concerns about the country's porous border with Iraq.


U.S. and Syria discuss foreign fighters in Iraq (CNN.com)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 19:19:57 GMT

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she raised the issue of foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria in talks with Syria's foreign minister Thursday.


Japan calls on Iran, Syria to play constructive role on Iraq (Japan Today)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 22:17:23 GMT

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — Japan on Friday called on Iran and Syria to play a role in helping to stabilize the situation in Iraq and vowed to continue Tokyo's own financial assistance and other forms of cooperation for the reconstruction of Iraq. In a speech addressing a key ministerial meeting in Egypt on the security and stability of Iraq, Foreign Minister Taro Aso reaffirmed Japan's strong backing for ...


Contacts between U.S. and Syria (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 17:57:06 GMT

A look at recent diplomatic contacts between the U.S. and Syria. While Syria is on the U.S. State Department list of state supporters of terrorism, the two countries have diplomatic relations and the U.S. maintains an embassy in Damascus.


U.S.: Syria tightened borders with Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 13:43:26 GMT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Syria's foreign minister in the first high-level talks between the countries in years, officials said Thursday, and the chief American military spokesman in Iraq said Syria had moved to reduce "the flow of foreign fighters" across its border.


US and Syria in talks on Iraq (Herald Sun)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 14:00:00 GMT

CONDOLEEZZA Rice has met Syria's foreign minister to discuss Iraq. But Iran's Foreign Minister abruptly left a dinner where he was to sit opposite Dr Rice.


US talks with Syria dominate Iraq conference (The Australian)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 14:00:00 GMT

IN a diplomatic turning point for the Bush administration, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met Syria's Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moualem, and expressed US concerns about the country's porous border with Iraq.