Coordinated intl actions can help avoid use of force in Syria – Putin

Coordinated actions of the countries involved in the Syrian settlement process may help avoid the use of force, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Russia Calling investment forum in Moscow on Wednesday,according to Voice of Russia, Reuters, Interfax.

“I presume it will be unnecessary to use force and increase casualties on the Syrian land if our coordinated actions persist,” he said.

The Syrian settlement plan “is not just our achievement, it is a common achievement, an achievement of the United States and President Barack Obama who made a related decision, and a result of our collective efforts at the UN Security Council,” Putin said.

“It refers to the unwavering position of China, India, Brazil, Argentina and Indonesia,” he said.

Putin thanked “the colleagues who were eyeing a military scenario but generally agreed with our opinion about the need to use all forces and means for settling the problem peacefully – France, the UK and Turkey, I hope.”

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