The World - News from Dec. 6, 1985
The State Department called on Syria to join the Mideast peace process and noted that one objective of new negotiations would be the return to Syria of Israeli-occupied territory. Department spokesman Bernard Kalb reiterated the U.S. position that U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 “applies to all fronts involved in the 1967 war, including the Golan Heights, and that Syria has a place in the peace process, if it wishes to participate.” During a visit to Amman this week, Assistant Secretary of State Richard W. Murphy was told that Jordan feels “very strongly” that Syria should be included in the peace process.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
