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Merkel, Hollande urge Putin to push for Syria ceasefire: France

Published: 12 Oct 2016 - 07:23 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 10:18 am
Angela Merkel delivers a speech near Francois Hollande in the Douaumont Ossuary during a centenary of the battle of Verdun in Douaumont, France. 29 May, 2016. (EPA)

Angela Merkel delivers a speech near Francois Hollande in the Douaumont Ossuary during a centenary of the battle of Verdun in Douaumont, France. 29 May, 2016. (EPA)

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Paris:  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call Wednesday to push for a ceasefire in Syria, sources in the French presidency said.

During a conversation devoted mainly to the conflict in Ukraine, Hollande "reiterated his position on the urgency of a ceasefire and access to humanitarian aid in Syria," the sources said, adding that he was "clearly supported by the chancellor."

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