Rice condemns massive bombing in Syria

NEW YORK-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice condemned a massive blast in Damascus on Saturday and said she had met Syria's foreign minister on Friday to discuss regional issues."I just learned this morning of the bombing in Syria. I don't think we know (who did it) ... Obviously any activity by extremists is concerning," Rice told reporters at her New York hotel.At least 17 civilians were killed in Saturday's attack in Damascus when a powerful car bomb exploded near a security complex.Rice said she had a 10-15 minute meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem on the sidelines of an Iftar dinner at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday night where they discussed regional issues."It was just to talk a bit about the regional situation and some of the emerging efforts there. He was at the Iftar," said Rice, without giving further details of their discussion.Syria has been involved in indirect peace talks with Israel, with Turkish mediation, and Rice expressed U.S. support for those talks, reiterating the United States was ready to help when needed."The United States has always said that at the time that it would be helpful, the United States would of course be willing to play a role," said Rice."We recognize that comprehensive peace has to have movement along all tracks, but of course our focus is on the Palestinian-Israeli track because we believe that that is the one that is most mature," she said.
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