President snubs Sharon with Syrian talks

ISRAELI President Moshe Katsav invited Syrian leader Syrian Bashar Assad to peace talks yesterday, an overture that put him at odds with prime minister Ariel Sharon.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2004 - 00:00

Sharon said yesterday such talks could begin only after Syria dismantles the militant groups Israel says it controls.

Syria brushed off the offer, with one official calling it "evasive and problematic".

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