WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria said on Sunday it will attend a U.S.-led conference aimed at launching talks to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, giving another boost to U.S. efforts to enlist wide Arab support for a new peace drive.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Washington, where they will meet U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday and then attend Tuesday's conference in Annapolis, Maryland that is expected to launch formal negotiations to end the six-decade conflict.