Russia’s Putin to seek nationwide ceasefire in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a working lunch with Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister (not pictured) in Tokyo on December 16, 2016. Putin is on a two-day official visit to Japan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would now pursue talks on a nationwide ceasefire in Syria.
Speaking at a news conference during a visit to Japan, Putin said that he had agreed with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to hold peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana.
Those talks would be in addition to United Nations brokered talks that have been taking place intermittently in Geneva, Putin told reporters.
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