“We believe that Russia can play a constructive role,” France’s Jean-Marc Ayrault said, referring to upcoming peace talks in Geneva. Germany’s Sigmar Gabriel said Russia’s support was crucial for progress to happen at peace talks. The two European ministers welcomed the involvement of their US counterpart in Syrian peace talks at the G20 meeting. “All the participants want a political solution because a military solution alone won’t lead to peace in Syria,” Gabriel told reporters. Cautiously optimisticBoth European leaders were cautiously optimistic that diplomats would make progress at next week’s Syria talks in Geneva.

Source: Daily News Egypt February 17, 2017 13:09 UTC