Syria and Iraq agreed last month to resume diplomatic relations that had been severed because of Syria's support for Iran during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
In the latest violence in Iraq, bombings in Baghdad Monday killed at least two people, including a policeman.
Iraqi police also say gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms stole one million dollars and kidnapped four security guards from a vehicle transporting money to the central bank in Baghdad.
The U.S. military says a roadside bomb killed three American soldiers and wounded two others during a late night combat patrol Sunday in Baghdad.
Another roadside bombing killed a American soldier Sunday morning in Baghdad.
In other news, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani sharply criticized a bipartisan U.S. panel's report recommending changes in U.S. strategy in Iraq.
Mr. Talabani, an Iraqi Kurd, said Sunday that the report is unfair and unjust. He said it contains "dangerous articles that undermine the sovereignty of Iraq and its constitution."
The Iraq Study Group panel was led by former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker - a Republican - and former congressman Lee Hamilton - a Democrat.
By VOA News
Posted December 11th, 2006 by Dinka
