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| Syria to attend peace conference | Syria to attend peace conference |
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| Syria will attend the US-hosted Middle-East peace conference in Annapolis, according to officials. | |
| Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mekdad is due to lead the Syrian team at the conference, which begins on Tuesday. | Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mekdad is due to lead the Syrian team at the conference, which begins on Tuesday. |
| Syria agreed to go after learning that there would be discussions on reviving Israel-Syria peace moves, which centre on the Golan Heights, officials say. | |
| Damascus had previously said it would not attend the conference unless the Golan Heights were on the agenda. | Damascus had previously said it would not attend the conference unless the Golan Heights were on the agenda. |
| The meeting is aimed at launching talks for peace between Israel and the Palestinians and for the creation of a Palestinian state. | The meeting is aimed at launching talks for peace between Israel and the Palestinians and for the creation of a Palestinian state. |
| Sources within the Israeli delegation say the issue of the Golan Heights will not appear on the main agenda . | |
| But they are expected to be discussed on the sidelines of the meeting. | |
| In another boost to organisers, Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that it would attend. |