Steinmeier: Further Anti-Russian Sanctions May Hamper Talks on Settlement in Syria

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BERLIN- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday he is against further European Union’s anti-Russian sanctions over the situation in Syria as they might adversely tell on the talks on the Syrian settlement, Itar Tass reported.

“I am afraid that imposing sanctions on Russia will not help end the humanitarian crisis in Syria, since sanctions have a delayed effect to be able to help open a humanitarian corridor,” Steinmeier said in an interview with the ARD television channel. “Even, on the contrary, they may close the window of opportunities for talks we badly need.”

 The three-day humanitarian pause declared by Russia and the Syrian military has proved to be too short, Steinmeier noted, adding that it could be a beginning of a lasting truce.

The European Union’s summit held in Brussels on October 21-22 yielded a statement where the European leaders said the European Union is ready to look at any possible replies to Russia’s policy in Syria. However they avoided the use of the term “sanctions.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after the summit she would like to see tougher wording of the statement, with possible extension of restrictive measures against Moscow.

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