Syria floats proposal for talks with Israel

DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) - The Syrian government has put forward a six-point proposal outlining goals for furthering indirect talks with Israel, a senior Syrian government official said Thursday.

The Syrian government handed the proposal to Turkey to pass along to Israeli, the senior official said.

Syria and Israel have been involved in indirect talks in Turkey for the past few months. There have been four rounds of talks so far, and Syria hopes to begin a fifth round early next week, according to a senior official close to the negotiations.