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Syria, Saudis to be Invited to Peace Table

Rice hopes Mideast talks will include Arab neighbors

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2007 6:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – The US will issue invitations to this fall's Mideast peace conference to Saudi Arabia, Syria and other Arab nations that don't have diplomatic ties to Israel, the Washington Post reports. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggested Sunday that attendance would bring with it "certain... Read full story »

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