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Russia and France boost Syria cooperation (DW)
Moscow and Paris have agreed to share intelligence about terrorist activity as well as military operations in Syria. Both leaders, however, refused to back down from their position on the future of Bashar al-Assad.
Presidents Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin signaled a new era of Franco-Russian cooperation in Syria on Thursday during the French leader's visit to Moscow. The two powers agreed to put aside differences over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who enjoys the Kremlin's supports but whose position has been called into question by several Western leaders, and share intelligence on "Islamic State" (IS) and other terrorist groups.
"What we agreed, and this is important, is to strike only terrorists and Daesh [Islamic State] and to not strike forces that are fighting terrorism. We will exchange information about whom to hit and whom not to hit," Hollande said in their joint press conference.
Hollande added that France, still reeling from a coordinated series of IS-linked attacks in Paris, planned to increase its support to moderate rebel groups also fighting IS in Syria.
Moscow mulls joining US airstrikes
Putin said Russia would consider joining the US-led coalition that has been carrying out airstrikes against IS targets for over a year, but only if one unified code of conduct could be agreed upon.
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http://www.dw.com/en/russia-and-france-boost-syria-cooperation/a-18878845
Presidents Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin signaled a new era of Franco-Russian cooperation in Syria on Thursday during the French leader's visit to Moscow. The two powers agreed to put aside differences over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who enjoys the Kremlin's supports but whose position has been called into question by several Western leaders, and share intelligence on "Islamic State" (IS) and other terrorist groups.
"What we agreed, and this is important, is to strike only terrorists and Daesh [Islamic State] and to not strike forces that are fighting terrorism. We will exchange information about whom to hit and whom not to hit," Hollande said in their joint press conference.
Hollande added that France, still reeling from a coordinated series of IS-linked attacks in Paris, planned to increase its support to moderate rebel groups also fighting IS in Syria.
Moscow mulls joining US airstrikes
Putin said Russia would consider joining the US-led coalition that has been carrying out airstrikes against IS targets for over a year, but only if one unified code of conduct could be agreed upon.
MORE
http://www.dw.com/en/russia-and-france-boost-syria-cooperation/a-18878845
