Washington: The United States is assessing its isolation policy of Syria in the final months of the Bush administration but is unlikely to return an ambassador to Damascus any time soon, said US officials and experts. A senior US official said there were talks on how best Washington could 'influence' Damascus, particularly following the recent rapprochement between France and Syria, with President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Damascus last month. "We are seeing if there is some advantage in how we reconfigure ourselves diplomatically," said the official, who asked not to be named as the issue is sensitive. He said that Washington's move came amid some 'encouraging signs' by Syria, such as its help in brokering the election of Lebanon's president and decision to have diplomatic ties with the neighbour it dominated militarily for...
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