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| Syria inches away from early opposition to Annapolis conference |
| 2007-11-04 |
| Ma'an – The government of Syria has reassured the Palestinian Authority that it will not question the legitimacy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Ramallah-based Palestinian news agency Sama reported Saturday. On Wednesday Islamic Jihad announced the postponement of an 'alternative conference' originally planned to take place in the Syrian capital of Damascus parallel to the international peace conference in Annapolis, in the US state of Maryland. President Abbas sent a delegation to Damascus to request the postponement of the alternative meeting. Sama quoted Syrian government sources who stressed that they support unity among Palestinian factions. The officials said they "welcomed" the visit from Abbas' presidential delegation. |
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