Carter meets Hamas political chief
Sunday, April 20th, 200818/4/08
Jimmy Carter, a former US president, has met Khaled Meshaal, the exiled Hamas leader, in the Syrian capital, despite strong opposition from Tel Aviv and Washington. The controversial meeting was being held at a Hamas office in Damascus and attended by Musa Abu Marzuq and Mohmmed Nazzal, senior figures from the Palestinian movement. Carter arrived in Syria on Friday and held talks with Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, before meeting Meshaal. Details on the meeting with al-Assad were not immediately available, but Rick Jafculca, Carter’s spokesman, said that the two men were to discuss the peace process.]
