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a Telephone conversation was held between Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel. On it informs a site of the Kremlin.
In particular, the three countries ‘ leaders discussed the situation in Idlib. It is noted that Putin said about the need to “take effective measures to neutralize terrorist threats while respecting the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic.”
“stressed the importance of avoiding adverse humanitarian consequences for the civilian population”, – transfers words of the President of the Russian Federation the Kremlin website.
the macron and Merkel stressed that they are interested to contribute to the reduction of tensions in the region. So, the President of France and Chancellor of Germany prepared to hold a joint meeting with Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the situation.
the Heads of Russia, Germany and France also talked about the situation in Libya. During the conversation, noted the importance of ceasefire in the country and the resumption of dialogue in line with the decisions of the Berlin conference.
During the conversation Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Merkel because of an incident in Hanau. In the night of Thursday, February 20, the attacker opened fire at a hookah and bookmaker German city. At the moment there are nine victims of the tragedy.
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