The US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have agreed there was “no military solution” for the war in Syria, in a joint statement approved on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific summit at the Kremlin.
A statement published on the Kremlin’s website stated “The presidents agreed that the conflict in Syria has no military solution,” and confirmed their “determination to defeat ISIL” using an acronym for the Islamic State jihadist group.
The two leaders talked and shared a handshake at the summit in Vietnam’s Danang after several days of uncertainty over whether a meeting would take place.
“The presidents confirmed their commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, independence, unity, territorial integrity and secular nature,” and urged the warring sides to participate in UN-led peace talks in Geneva, the Kremlin said.
The presidents’ joint statement also “expressed satisfaction” with efforts to prevent incidents between their respective forces in Syria, “which allowed to considerably increase ISIL losses on the battlefield over the last few months.”
Source: News Now/RTE
