Olmert: "We are willing peace with Syria unconditionally and without demands

       Prime minister Ehoud Olmert says today Israel is interested in holding peace negotiations with Syria without pre-conditions or demands, states he respects Bashar Assad, Syria's policy "We want to make peace… we are willing to make peace with Syria unconditionally and without demands. I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and the Syrian policy," Olmert said in a meeting with Russian reporters at his Jerusalem residence. The Syrians "have internal problems," the PM said, "but we have no reason to rule out dialogue with Syria." Referring to the Iranian nuclear threat, Olmert said that Ahmadinejad was attempting to persuade the international community, through psychological warfare, that it was too late to stop Iran from obtaining weaponsunconditionally and without demands "This is how he is trying to convince the international community to engage in negotiations with him. There are exaggerations here. We are not scared, just concerned," Olmert added.(22,17)