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"26/04/2009 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted on the return of the Golan Heights but said he could not foresee “peace talks” with Israel anytime soon, in an interview with an Austrian daily published Sunday. "What counts in the end, is that there is occupied territory that must be returned to Syria, and then we can talk about peace," Assad told the newspaper Die Presse, ahead of a visit to Austria Sunday.
"We do not make a peaceful solution dependent on the Israeli government. Governments in Israel come and go, whereas peace is a fixed goal that one must work towards consistently, even when there is no partner," he said. But he added: "I am not very optimistic about this government," describing it as an "extreme, far-right government that does not support peace."......."
"26/04/2009 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted on the return of the Golan Heights but said he could not foresee “peace talks” with Israel anytime soon, in an interview with an Austrian daily published Sunday. "What counts in the end, is that there is occupied territory that must be returned to Syria, and then we can talk about peace," Assad told the newspaper Die Presse, ahead of a visit to Austria Sunday.
"We do not make a peaceful solution dependent on the Israeli government. Governments in Israel come and go, whereas peace is a fixed goal that one must work towards consistently, even when there is no partner," he said. But he added: "I am not very optimistic about this government," describing it as an "extreme, far-right government that does not support peace."......."
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