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Last update - 12:42 01/11/2009
Lieberman blames Assad for stalled Israel-Syria peace talks
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Croatia, Israel News 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday blamed Syrian President Bashar Assad for the impasse in Israel-Syria peace talks, after the Syrian leader recently signaled a willingness to return to the negotiating table.

"Assad is the one who is trying to escape international isolation and he is demanding preconditions of us," said Lieberman during an interview on Army Radio.

Last week Croatian President Stjepan Mesic relayed to President Shimon Peres a message from the Syrian president about the possibility of resuming peace negotiations between the two countries.
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Following a conversation with the Syrian president, Mesic told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Peres that Assad had stressed that he is interested in resuming negotiations with Israel, but he insisted that the efforts be carried out indirectly, through third-party mediation.

In the Army Radio interview, Lieberman said there was no need for indirect talks with either the Syrians or the Palestinians.

"We are willing to sit with them as soon as this afternoon, but we want the talks to be direct," he said.

In response to a question about criticism of Lieberman's suitability to represent Israel as foreign minister and claims that he is like a "bull in a china shop," the minister said: "If I'm a bull in a china shop, then apparently the china is second rate, and the store is going out of business."


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      1.   Can someone explain to Lieberman 13:42  |  Chris Linthwaite 01/11/09
      2.   Everyone else blames Israel. So what? 14:37  |  Michael 01/11/09
      3.   Assad does not offer anytrhing 18:15  |  charro 01/11/09
      4.   Liberman is an Israeli Minister and if you do 18:18  |  Rachel 01/11/09
      5.   Chris # 1 you are obsolete 18:21  |  charro 01/11/09
      6.   prefer having my Bull in the China Shop 18:24  |  Gil 01/11/09
      7.   The Wisdom of Lieberman 19:07  |  Hugh 01/11/09
      8.   I prefer having my Bull go into that butcher like China Shop 19:34  |  Gil 01/11/09
      9.   chris and irrelevancy for israel suggests a media 23:03  |  vhardman 01/11/09
      10.   Lieberman and blame 23:22  |  jim the mechanic 01/11/09
      11.   leiberman insults more people 01:00  |  VIPER 02/11/09
      12.   Lieberman 01:44  |  Gershon Ron 02/11/09
      13.   Can someone explain to Chris 02:22  |  David G 02/11/09
      14.   Leiberman, must go for Peace sake 11:24  |  Ben Cooper 02/11/09
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