[AP/Washington Post] Laurie Copans - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will tell Syrian leaders when she visits Damascus this week that Israel will only engage in peace talks if Syria stops supporting Palestinian militants, Israel said Sunday. Pelosi met Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during the Israel part of her Mideast tour. "Pelosi is conveying that Israel is willing to talk if they (Syria) would openly take steps to stop supporting terrorism," Olmert's spokeswoman Miri Eisin said. "But at this point the Syrian government, by openly backing terror all around the Middle East, is not a partner for negotiations."
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