Paris (AFP) – Russia faced mounting calls Thursday to explain its intentions in the Syrian conflict as European diplomats met after Germany’s leader said President Bashar al-Assad should be involved in any peace talks.Europe’s migrant crisis has given fresh impetus to efforts to end Syria’s brutal four-year conflict and the question of Assad’s role in an eventual solution is firmly back in the spotlight.”We have to speak with many actors, this includes Assad, but others as well,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said late Wednesday.She was speaking ahead of a meeting in Paris Thursday between the foreign ministers of France, Germany, …read more
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