Turkey steps up effort for Syria-Israel peace

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Source: Gulf News -- Reuters & AP

Damascus: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met Syrian President Bashar Al Assad on Saturday to discuss Turkish attempts to help relaunch peace talks between Syria and Israel.

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"There was a request from Syria and Israel for this kind of an effort and Turkey will do its best in this regard," Erdogan said on his return from Syria.

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"The trust Turkey has makes it almost obligatory to take on a mediating role," Erdogan told reporters in Turkey before flying to the Syrian capital.

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