JERUSALEM - Israel and Syria have launched indirect peace negotiations, with Turkey acting as a go-between, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Wednesday.
"The two sides indicated they want to lead these negotiations in a serious spirit so as to achieve complete peace," Olmert's spokesman Mark Regev said.

Syria confirmed on Wednesday that it has begun indirect peace negotiations with Israel under Turkish auspices, state media reported.
"Syria and Israel have begun indirect peace neogiations under Turkish sponsorship," a foreign ministry official told the state SANA news agency.
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Israel says it is holding indirect talks with Syria to reach a comprehensive peace agreement.
A statement by the Israeli prime minister's office said both sides were talking "in good faith and openly".
Katya Adler in Jerusalem says the prime minister's critics believe the confirmation of peace talks may be an attempt to divert some attention from that.

By HERB KEINON The Prime Minister's Office officially announced Wednesday that Israel is conducting peace talks with Syria. According to the official