Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hinted on Sunday that Syria would be invited to attend the upcoming Middle East peace conference to be held in the United States.
"This meeting is about Israel and the Palestinians. But we understand that ultimately there has to be a comprehensive agreement and there has to be progress on the other tracks as well," Rice said in an interview with the ABC television.
"It would be likely that members of the Arab follow-up committee, the committee that was appointed by the Arab League to follow up on the Arab peace initiative, would likely be invited. Syria's a member of that committee," Rice said.
However, Rice said the United States has not issued any invitations and the conference would take place by the end of this year.
Rice will host the conference, which is expected to take place in Annapolis, Maryland. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are expected to attend. U.S. President George W. Bush may attend parts of the meeting.
The Middle East peace process has been stalled due to the violence between the two sides as well as the internal conflicts of Palestinian factions.
Source: Xinhua
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