Syria hosts Iraq security meeting, U.S. to attend

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Source: Reuters

Syria hosts Iraq security meeting, U.S. to attend
07 Aug 2007 14:43:08 GMT

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis

DAMASCUS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Syria will host an international
security meeting on Iraq on Wednesday although the United
States doubts Damascus is willing to play a role in stopping
violence in its eastern neighbour.

The two-day meeting will be held in a government complex
on the outskirts of Damascus. Officials from Iraq, the United
States, Britain, Iran, Turkey and Jordan will attend, a Syrian
official said.

"Washington is making a gesture towards Syria by attending
the meeting in Damascus," a Syrian official told Reuters.

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One delegate said the meeting would focus on ways to control
the 360-km (225 mile) border between Syria and Iraq and
dismantling alleged Iraqi Baathist networks in Syria.

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