Clinton: Too Soon to Say Whether U.S.-Syria Ties Will Thaw

[Reuters] U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday it was too soon to say whether there would be a thaw in ties with Damascus, referring to a meeting at the State Department between Syrian ambassador Imad Mustafa and acting head of the Near Eastern Affairs Bureau, Jeffrey Feltman. The Obama administration is reviewing its relations with Syria as part of its overall policy overhaul.