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March 9, 2009

US and Britain Reach Out to Middle East Adversaries
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In other news from the Middle East, two senior US diplomats met with the
Syrian Foreign Minister in Damascus this weekend. The talks marked the
first high-level visit by ranking US diplomats to Syria in four years.
Meanwhile, the British government announced it has agreed to begin talks
with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Britain’s Foreign Office said the government
would authorize “carefully selected” contacts with the political wing of
Hezbollah.



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