[State Department] In response to the announcement of indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel, Secretary of State Rice said Wednesday: "We knew about these discussions from their inception and we have been kept informed. As we noted at the time of Annapolis, we would welcome any steps that might lead to a comprehensive peace in the Middle East....Now, obviously, there is not going to be a comprehensive peace if there continues to be support for terror. There's not going to be a comprehensive peace if there continue to be rejectionist groups that are not willing to accept the principles on which peace might - must be built, two states living side by side, an end to armed conflict which brings death to innocent people....Until that kind of behavior stops, it's going to be very difficult to get to a comprehensive peace."
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