Damascus  - Syria hopes that the new US president would change the US foreign policy, said Syrian Minister of Information said on Wednesday.

"We hope that the US drop its policies of wars and boycott and would adopt diplomacy and dialogue," reported the Syrian news agency SANA quoting Hohsen Belal.

Belal added that he would wish for more peace in the Middle East.

The US has raided a Syrian village a couple of weeks ago killing eight civilians, according to Syria. The event has escalated tensions between the two countries.

The US considers a state sponsor of terrorism. The US has imposed sanctions on Syria for backing groups such as the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas which the US views as a terrorist organization. (dpa)