Russia's Putin says need to quicken work on new Syrian constitution

Published Wed, Oct 19, 2016 · 11:44 PM

[BERLIN] Russian President Vladimir Putin said that during talks on Wednesday with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Moscow proposed to speed up adoption of a new constitution in Syria to facilitate future elections.

He also said that Russia was ready to extend a pause in air strikes in Syria after Russian and Syrian government air forces took a break in hitting targets on Tuesday in the city of Aleppo.

REUTERS

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