Leaders say violence in Syria must end
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="cessation">cessation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>20 <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Cabos">Cabos</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="observer">observer</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kofi">Kofi</span> <span word="Annan">Annan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloodshed">bloodshed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>20 <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="forge">forge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="arming">arming</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="independently">independently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="democratically">democratically</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15-<span word="month">month</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="political">political</span> <span word="process">process</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kofi">Kofi</span> <span word="Annan">Annan</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span>.</p>
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