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What Role Does Syria Play in Mideast Peace Talks? Syria has chosen to attend this week's Middle East summit in Annapolis, Md., sending a deputy foreign minister after Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt — among others — urged it to participate, and after Iran pressured the country to boycott the gathering.

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What Role Does Syria Play in Mideast Peace Talks?

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What Role Does Syria Play in Mideast Peace Talks?

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Syria has chosen to attend this week's Middle East summit in Annapolis, Md., sending a deputy foreign minister after Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt — among others — urged it to participate, and after Iran pressured the country to boycott the gathering.

Edward Djerejian, a former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Israel and assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, talks with Robert Siegel about Syria's role in the peace talks.