A Kuwaiti newspaper reported that Washington is engaging in secret talks with Syrian officials regarding the attempts to pressure Israel to surrender the Golan Heights. According to the report, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem reached out to the United States two weeks ago, expressing a willingness to cooperate with Washington's agenda for the Middle East.

U.S. government official Dennis Ross announced that he has discerned unprecedented Syrian willingness to become distant from Iran, cool relations with Hezbollah and Hamas and cooperate with America in the "war on terror."