Senior Israeli government representatives arrived in Turkey Sunday and are participating in Turkish-mediated talks with Syrian officials. The Israelis are Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's aides, Yoram Turbovich and Shalom Turjeman.
One of the subjects that will be discussed is the possibility that Olmert and Syrian President Bashar Assad will meet in the course of a conference on the Middle East that will be convened in France on July 13th.