[Wall Street Journal] Jay Solomon - U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell pledged to seek a quick resumption of peace talks between Israel and Syria over the disputed Golan Heights during his second trip to Damascus in a little over a month as the U.S. intensified its rapprochement with Syrian President Bashar Assad. "The messages coming to us from President Obama stress his administration's determination and resolve to open a new page with Syria," Assad's media adviser, Buthaina Shabaan, told Syrian state media on Sunday.
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