Syria on Sunday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a Mideast peace meeting in the fall.
Al-Thawra newspaper said the Russian proposal was an opportunity to distinguish between "those who are in the peace trench and those facing the opposite direction."
"The idea was a practical test of the U.S. and Israeli policies and of their credibility," it said, adding that it unmasked their desire to alone decide whether to accept or reject peace.
