British Foreign Secretary William Hague said yesterday that he will raise the problem of Syria at the G8 summit hosted by Northern Ireland. He wants the international society to stop Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons against his people, RIA Novosti reports.
The US decided to supply Syrian opposition with weapons last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the idea.
Russian presidential advisor Yuri Uahskov reminded about the second Geneva Conference initiated by Presidents Obama and Putin and believes that leaders of other states would join their talks.
The UK will chair the summit and will focus on trade, tax and transparency. British Prime Minister Vadid Cameron said yesterday that the summit should boost Trans-Atlantic cooperation and partnership within the framework of the EU.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that they will discuss steps towards lifting trade barriers.
Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Koji Tsuruoka noted that the euro crisis was not a threat to global economy, but the world economic situation was not favorable.
Cameron stated that international terrorism in Northern and West Africa will be another topic for discussion. Ushakov added that they will talk about drug-trafficking.
Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia), Barack Obama (US) and Francois Hollande (France) will pass a declaration for Nagorno-Karabakh.
