Monday, December 03, 2012

Turks will try to change Russia's Syria stance - The National

Turks will try to change Russia's Syria stance

Thomas Seibert
Dec 3, 2012

ISTANBUL // Turkey will try to soften Russia's stout support for Syria's embattled government during a one-day visit by president Vladimir Putin today.

Mr Putin is to meet Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. The two leaders last met in Moscow in July and have spoken on the telephone several times since.

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