Hollande: Russia's actions in the Syrian Arab Republic should not be linked with what is happening in Ukraine
The head of the French Republic Francois Hollande said that the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris has clearly suggested that it is wrong to link the subject of the settlement fall in Ukraine And Russia's actions in the Syrian Arab Republic.
"in terms of communication, which then can be detected about the fact that the Russian Federation is involved in military operations in the Syrian Arab Republic - we are not in any way be linked with what is happening in Ukraine. Again, no relationship was registered (on the meeting - ed.) today. And I think, because it's two completely different directions, "said Hollande at a press conference following the meeting, "Norman Quartet" on Ukraine.
The meeting of the presidents of Russia, France, Ukraine And Chancellor of Germany was held at the Elysee Palace, in a narrow format, the leaders talked approximately within one hour, after which the dialogue was continued in an expanded format. In total, the leaders of the 4 countries talked 4 hours and 50 minutes - 3 times less than in the previous talks. The previous meeting of the "Normandy four" summit was held in Minsk on 11-12 February. Then the dialogue continued for 16 hours, the result was consensus, known as the " Minsk-2 ".
Russia began air strikes on positions of the IG in the Syrian Arab Republic in response to a request from President Bashar al-Assad. The coalition led by the United States from September 2014 strikes on the positions of the IG in the Syrian Arab Republic to bypass the UN security Council And not coordinating their actions with Syrian authorities.