Baghdad - Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji al-Otri is expected to begin a two-day visit to Iraq at the head of a ministerial delegation on Tuesday, an Iraqi government spokesman said.
Al-Otri will hold meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, his two vice-presidents, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over the course of his visit, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told reporters.
The 10 Syrian ministers accompanying him will also meet with their Iraqi counterparts, al-Dabbagh said.
Jerusalem - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday he was willing to hold peace talks with Syria, but without any prior conditions, such as a guaranteed Israeli return of the occupied Golan Heights. "I'd be happy to hold negotiations with Syria even tonight, but without preconditions, without an ultimatum," he said.
Baghdad - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday hailed "a new era" in the relationship between Iraq and Syria following a Syrian ministerial delegation's visit to Baghdad.
Damascus - Michel al-Khoury, the first Lebanese ambassador to Syria, arrived in Damascus Monday, in a further step toward normal diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Amman - Jordan has protested to Syria against what it called "violations" of the sharing agreement of the Yarmouk River water, the Jordan Times reported Sunday.
Damascus - A court in Damascus has sentenced three men to death after finding them guilty of murdering a "senior diplomat" from an unidentified country's embassy, a Syrian newspaper reported Tuesday.
