SYRIA: PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT

(27 Oct 1994) President Clinton is holding talks on Middle East peace with the Syrian President, Hafez Assad, after arriving in Damascus on the latest leg of his six-nation Middle East tour.

Clinton is hoping to capitalise on the momentum towards peace following Wednesday's historic peace agreement between Jordan and Israel.

This is the first visit by an American leader to Syria in 20 years.

Clinton was met at the airport by President Assad. The two men shook hands and stood side by side for the welcoming ceremony.

The two leaders then drove to the presidential palace for talks.

Today's talks are expected to focus on the future of the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau which changed hands in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Syria is insisting on a complete and unconditional withdrawal.

Israel has hinted at a willingness to withdraw but is seeking guarantees on peaceful relations from Syria in return.

Clinton arrived from Jordan where he witnessed the signing of a peace accord between Israel and Jordan that ended a 46-year-state of war.

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