Al-Quds city, September 24, SPA -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said Israel is not interested in violent conflict with Syria. Olmert's comments were made before a closed meeting at theIsraeli parliament, the Associated Press reported. Olmert told parliament's Foreign Affairs and DefenseCommittee that Israel has been monitoring Syrian troopmovements in recent weeks, Israel's Army Radio reported. «We're not interested in friction, and I think theSyrians aren't either,» the report quoted him as saying,citing unidentified meeting participants. «I think thetensions in the area will gradually subside.»--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/485377