LONDON: Britain’s David Cameron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have agreed to re-start talks on finding a solution to the crisis in Syria, a statement from Cameron said on Monday.
The Russian president phoned Cameron to congratulate him on his re-election as prime minister and the two agreed that Syria talks should resume, a spokeswoman from Cameron’s office said.
Past peace negotiations have failed to resolve a crisis in which Islamic State (IS) militants have seized swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria in a 4-year civil war that has killed 220,000.
“Both leaders agreed that it is in the interest of both the …read more
Source: New Straits Times
