U.S. Believes More Openness to Syria Faces Hizbullah Problem, Report
U.S. openness to Syria is facing the obstacle of Hizbullah, which is an ally of Damascus, sources informed about coordination between Paris and Washington on the Middle East have told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat.
The sources said in remarks published Thursday that there are question marks over the Obama administration”s willingness to open up more on Damascus given the problem of the Lebanese Shiite party.
However, the sources told al-Hayat that the U.S. seems comfortable to the improved ties between France and Syria particularly that the Lebanese cabinet was formed a few days before Syrian President Bashar Assad”s visit to Paris.
The sources added Washington officials believe that U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell should visit Syria and the new U.S. ambassador should be appointed soon.