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Obama, Putin Unite in Warning to Syria |
2012-06-19 |
[An Nahar] U.S. President Barack ObamaThis is a teachable moment... and Russian President Vladimir Putin ![]() Monday called for an end to violence in Syria and said its people should be allowed to democratically decide their future. "In order to stop the bloodshed in Syria, we call for an immediate cessation of all violence," the leaders said in a joint statement, after meeting in Mexico following days of antagonism between Moscow and Washington on the issue. "We are united in the belief that the Syrian people should have the opportunity to independently and democratically choose their own future." Putin told news hounds after meeting Obama for the first time since he returned to the presidency that the two leaders had found "many common points" on Syria, where violence is spiraling into an all-out civil war. Washington has become increasingly frustrated over Moscow's refusal to allow the U.N. Security Council to take firmer action against Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Lord of the Baath... over his brutal crackdown on civilians. Obama said after the two hours of talks that both he and Putin agreed on the need for a "political process" to prevent civil war in Syria and pledged to work with U.N. envoy Kofi Annan ![]() to try to end the crisis. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 Washington has become increasingly frustrated over Moscow's refusal to allow the U.N. Security Council to take firmer action... Rim-Shot please. |
Posted by: DepotGuy 2012-06-19 20:50 |
#1 In other news Gary Kasparov and 'Larry the Cable Guy' sit down to a game of chess. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-19 06:14 |