Assad meets US congressmen, stresses commitment to peace

Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad on Wednesday discussed with a US team the Middle East the peace process and its various facets, including the policies of the Israeli government which led to the stalemate in the peace process.

President Assad reiterated that Syria holds fast to the peace process on bases previously agreed upon, and reaffirmed Syria's readiness to resume peace talks with Israel from the point at which they had left off, according to the Syrian News Agency, SANA.

The US delegation represents the Economic Cooperation and Peace Center in the Middle East and the US congress, comprising the center's chairman, Dani Abraham, its director and three congressmen.