Egyptian TV showed the envoy meeting with President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Abou Gheit, reporting that he briefed them about his weekend talks with Syrian President Bashar al Assad and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

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And Mister Obama strongly condemned Syria's president,Bashar al-Assad.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is offering to mediate between the West and Iran and diplomatic initiative that could further help in Syria's own rapprochement with the U.S.and Europe.

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Erdogan was once a close ally of the Syrian president Bashar al Assad.

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Coming up, President Obama said it again today: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go.

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"I believe the destiny of Bashar al-Assad should be decided by the Syrians themselves, " he said.

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