Syrian President Bashar Assad has called upon Ariel Sharon to enter into negotiations with him - as opposed to positions expressed yesterday by Syrian papers. However, Assad says that his starting position is exactly that of his father, nothing more and nothing less, and that everyone knows what they are (namely, the return of 100% of the Golan and other area captured by Israel following Syrian attacks from there during the Six Day War). The Likud has rejected the proposal. Zalman Shoval says that these pre-conditions set by Syria are totally unacceptable.
Zalman Shoval - a former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., and Sharon’s top diplomatic advisor - has left for the United States as the head of a delegation sent by Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon. The delegation will meet with members of the new Bush Administration, and will emphasize that the new Sharon government is committed only to the signed agreements, such as those reached with the PA at Oslo, Wye Plantation, and Sharm al Sheikh, but not to other “understandings.” Sharon has also sent an emissary to King Abdullah to Jordan, and plans to send one to Egypt as well.
Zalman Shoval - a former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., and Sharon’s top diplomatic advisor - has left for the United States as the head of a delegation sent by Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon. The delegation will meet with members of the new Bush Administration, and will emphasize that the new Sharon government is committed only to the signed agreements, such as those reached with the PA at Oslo, Wye Plantation, and Sharm al Sheikh, but not to other “understandings.” Sharon has also sent an emissary to King Abdullah to Jordan, and plans to send one to Egypt as well.