Sarkozy Reaches Out to Syria - by Steven Erlanger
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has announced plans to go to Syria next Wednesday to pursue restoring diplomatic ties and to seek the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, a French-Israeli soldier believed to be held by the Palestinian group Hamas, which is headquartered in Syria. Though the American government lists Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, France has moved to open talks with its president, Bashar al-Assad.
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