International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday.<br/> <br />Syrian state television, which aired this footage, gave no details of the talks, though they likely relate to Brahimi's call for a ceasefire during the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday at the end of this week.<br/> <br />The joint Arab League-U.N. special envoy for the Syria crisis has been crisscrossing the region with the aim of convincing Assad's main backers and foes to support the idea of a holiday truce.<br/> <br />Speaking with reporters after the meeting with Assad, Brahimi said he had received positive responses from opposition figures -- but he refused to comment on the government's position.<br/> <br />On Saturday he held talks with Syria's foreign minister, which the government official described as "constructive and serious".<br/> <br />Syria has so far given a guarded response, suggesting it wants guarantees that rebels would reciprocate any move by Assad's forces.
