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Trump, Putin: No Military Solution for Syria, Channels Maintained to Prevent Danger, Incidents

Trump, Putin: No Military Solution for Syria, Channels Maintained to Prevent Danger, Incidents
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, stressed that they'll maintain channels to prevent danger and incidents in Syria.

Trump, Putin: No Military Solution for Syria, Channels Maintained to Prevent Danger, Incidents

During their brief meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit, the two presidents approved a joint statement on Syria.

According to the joint statement, "the presidents agreed to maintain the existing military communication channels to ensure the security of US and Russian armed forces, as well as to prevent dangerous incidents involving the forces of allies fighting the Daesh [Arabic Acronym for the "ISIS"/ "ISIL"] terror group."

The presidents of Russia and the US reaffirmed their commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.

They further called on the parties to the conflict there to participate in the Geneva political process, according to a joint statement they issued following a meeting.

Two leaders also praised the "successful US-Russia enhanced de-confliction efforts" between the countries military that have "dramatically accelerated" the terrorists' losses on the battlefield.

"They reviewed progress on the ceasefire in southwest Syria that was finalized the last time the two presidents met in Hamburg, Germany on July 7, 2017," the joint statement read.

Putin and Trump have also agreed that "there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria. They confirmed that the ultimate political solution to the conflict must be forged through the Geneva process pursuant to [UN Security Council resolution] UNSCR 2254."

The document was prepared by the experts of the two countries and agreed on by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US State Secretary Rex Tillerson on Saturday.

Source: News agencies, Edited by website team

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