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To: LindyBill who wrote (97240)	5/2/2003 11:33:29 AM
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Powell Heads for Tough Talks in Syria Fri May 2, 2003 11:00 AM ET By Jonathan Wright TIRANA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell headed on Friday for expected tough talks with Syria over its support for guerrilla groups and other policies Washington says do not fit in a changing Middle East. Powell will meet President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday to press Washington's point that the ousting of Saddam Hussein and a possible resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks create a "new strategic dynamic" in the troubled region. "I will urge them to review these changes and take a look at some of their past policies and see if those policies seem to be relevant in the light of the new changed situation," Powell told a news conference in Madrid on Thursday. Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara warned Powell in advance not to set demands, saying Syria wanted dialogue, not ultimatums, and that would be the basis of the talks. Powell had nothing to say publicly during a brief visit to Albania on Friday about his Damascus visit. Earlier, he said he expected a frank conversation with Assad and Shara, but no immediate results. "This will be a candid and useful discussion and I am looking forward to it but I am not looking for any particular deliverables," he said. It is Powell's first sortie into the Middle East for more than a year and a prelude to a longer trip next week that will include talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas REST AT:http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=2674395