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DATE: THURSDAY, February 14, 1991                   TAG: 9102140207
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: DAMASCUS, SYRIA                                LENGTH: Short

GERMAN MINISTER SAYS SYRIA WILL ACCEPT ISRAEL

But Syrian leaders quickly issued statements suggesting there had been no change. Israeli officials were skeptical of the report.

Genscher met for more than two hours with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa. He said Syria agreed that if Palestinians were given the right of self determination, that would mean "Israel's right to exist is recognized and secured." - Associated Press