Trump and Putin agree on the need to strengthen the ceasefire efforts

Trump and Putin agree on the need to strengthen the ceasefire efforts


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American Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need to intensify efforts for a ceasefire and an end to the war in Syria.
This came in the first phone call between the two presidents since the US missile attack on a Syrian military base by nearly a month and led to strained relations between the two sides.
He pointed out two statements from the White House OI Nos and the Kremlin that the conversation between the two leaders were fruitful.
The two leaders also discussed other issues, including the situation in North Korea and the timing of the direct meeting between them in the future.
President Trump ordered air strikes on Syria in response to the "chemical attack" in the town of Khan Sheikhun in the Syrian province of Idlib , and was blamed on the government of President Bashar al - Assad, an ally of Russia. But Russia has accused the Syrian opposition nerves using gas is prohibited.
He said the White House statement said that "President Trump and President Putin agreed that the suffering in Syria has been going on for a very long time, and that all parties must do all you can to end the violence efforts."
The statement added that " the conversation was very good and included a discussion on the (establishment) safe areas or demilitarized tension to achieve a lasting peace (in Syria) for humanitarian reasons and many other reasons."
The Kremlin said in a statement that, Putin and Trump agreed to intensify attempts to find ways to strengthen the ceasefire in Syria.
"The goal is to create conditions for the launch of the process of a real settlement in Syria."
They also discussed the two leaders held a direct meeting between them to be the first since the election of Trump , president of the United States on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty summit to be held in the German city of Hamburg in early July next, according to the Kremlin statement.
In the same context , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey and Russia attach great importance "to strengthen the cease-fire" in Syria, and continue to go around work together to try to end the ongoing conflict for more than 6 years.
Speaking Erdogan in Ankara Wednesday, before leaving for Moscow to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on bilateral economic relations and the situation in Syria.
The Turkish President said that, the goal of the two countries for Syria is " to stop the bloodshed as soon as possible to protect the territorial integrity of the country and find a political solution."
Erdogan said: "We are engaged in fruitful cooperation on Syria. We took joint steps led to the emergence of new hopes for a political solution."
On the other hand commented Syrian opposition delegation in the main round of negotiations hosted by the city of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, his participation until the full commitment to stop the bombing.
It is believed that the delegation decided to suspend its participation in protest against the continuing government air raids on civilians. The fourth round of negotiations will consider a plan to establish safe areas in Syria, in order to facilitate a ceasefire.
The United States sent, for the first time, an official in the State Department, as an observer to these negotiations. Negotiations also attend the United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura.
The sponsors of Russia and Turkey , the negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition factions to end six years of conflict in Syria. Stands Ankara and Moscow on opposite sides of the Syrian crisis, as Russia supports the government of President Bashar al - Assad, militarily and politically, while Turkey supports factions of the Syrian opposition.
He was quoted by the AFP news agency a source close to the opposition as saying that, the proposed Russian provides for the establishment of safe areas in towns and villages controlled by the opposition, the northern province of Idlib, and in areas of the province of Homs in the center and the south, and in the eastern Ghouta, near Damascus.
The aim of these measures, as proposed, to " an immediate end to the violence" and provide conditions "for the safe return of refugees voluntarily."
The benefit of safe areas immediately after the establishment of humanitarian aid and relief materials, according to the report, as published on these areas identified after monitoring and inspection run by joint forces of the government and the opposition points, as well as control of forces from other countries.
The report of Russia, Turkey and Iran as a guarantor of the plan states. States concerned constitute a joint working group within 5 days of the signing of the parties to the dispute to the Agreement. The joint working group will proceed in identifying areas, and supervise the disarmament.
Guarantor States and help the government and the opposition in the fight against extremist groups, including al Daesh.
As a result of the armed conflict in Syria, in six years, it killed 320 thousand people, and displaced millions from their homes and resort to other countries in the region and to Europe and America.
Come Astana, sponsored by Turkey and Russia, the sequel to the Geneva negotiations, sponsored by the United Nations, without achieving its objective basis for negotiations which end the armed conflict.


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