Angela Merkel says must ultimately aim for elections in Syria
Addressing a news conference in Istanbul where she met the leaders of Turkey, Russia and France, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her Saturday remarks: "At the end of this political process, there must be free elections to which all Syrians have access - including the diaspora."
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 27 October 2018
- Modified Date: 09:11 | 27 October 2018
A solution to the Syria crisis cannot simply be military and must include a political process under the auspices of the United Nations that envisages free elections as a goal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.
"At the end of this political process, there must be free elections to which all Syrians have access - including the diaspora," Merkel told a news conference in Istanbul where she met the leaders of Turkey, Russia and France.
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