Expanding the number of countries involved in Russian-backed peace talks for Syria could offer a chance to jump-start negotiations on a political solution, Germany’s top official for Russia policy said in an interview published on Tuesday.
Gernot Erler suggested that German Chancellor Angela Merkel could raise the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Sochi, Russia, later on Tuesday.
“We have to acknowledge that all previous peace efforts have failed,” Erler told the Berliner Zeitung newspaper, noting that neither the U.N. initiative led by diplomat Staffan de Mistura nor the Russia-brokered cease-fire had led to tangible results.
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Source: Voice of America
