G-8 leaders call for Syrian peace talks, sidestep issue of whether Assad should go ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland— Leaders of the Group of Eight nations on Tuesday called for a negotiated and peaceful resolution to the worsening conflict in Syria, but — in a concession to Russia — did not declare that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must resign. The compromise was an effort to promote a process aimed at ending a civil war that has taken at least 93,000 lives, while avoiding the central point of disagreement that separates Russia from the United States and European powers.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:05 +0000