U.S. allies said after a meeting Friday with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson they were encouraged the United States would support a political solution to the Syrian conflict.
“All the participants want a political solution because a military solution alone won’t lead to peace in Syria,” German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told reporters in Bonn, where the G-20 summit is under way.
Tillerson met for the first time on the sidelines at the gathering with about a dozen Western and Arab countries as well as Turkey.
US Syria policy
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Source: Magazetini