A German government statement says that Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree that the U.N. must deal with the situation in Syria, and that the conflict can only be solved politically. Merkel has called on Putin to use U.N. Security Council discussions for a “quick, unanimous international reaction”.
by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 8:18 AM
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German government statement: Germany’s Merkel, Russia’s Putin agree the UN must deal with the situation in #Syria-@Reuters #breaking
Hollande - France has joined the movement for a ‘political’ resolution.
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http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_08_29/Putin-and-Merkel-discuss-crisis-in-Syria-4488/
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a phone conversation on Thursday, the Kremlin press service reported.
The conversation was Merkel’s initiative, the press service reported.
Putin and Merkel had a detailed discussion about various aspects of the crisis in Syria, the report says.
“Both parties are operating on the assumption that active work on issues relating to the political and diplomatic settlement of the current situation will continue in the UN and in other formats. Specifically, they pointed out the importance of discussing in the Security Council the UN inspectors’ report on possible evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria,” the Kremlin said.
Voice of Russia, Interfax