Trump to Russia: ‘Rein in the Assad Regime’
President discusses foreign policy in White House meeting with Russian Foreign Minister
Mikael Thalen
Prison Planet.com
May 10, 2017
President Donald Trump called on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting Wednesday to “rein in the Assad regime,” the White House says.
According to a readout of the Oval Office discussion, Trump, who “emphasized the need to work together to end the conflict in Syria,” called on Russia to control its Syrian ally as well as Iran and its proxies.
Trump also called for a “broader cooperation on resolving conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere” and expressed his desire to mend the relationship between the two nuclear powers.
“The President further emphasized his desire to build a better relationship between the United States and Russia,” the readout states.
The meeting follows Trump’s May 2 phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which the two leaders discussed the potential for a cease-fire in Syria.
Trump used the phone call to propose the establishment of safe zones in Syria one day prior to cease-fire talks, attended by representatives of both countries, in Kazakhstan. Russia presented a draft proposal to Syrian rebel groups and diplomats during the talks that similarly outlined the creation of de-escalation zones.”
The White House meeting comes amid heightened tensions in the wake of the U.S. cruise missile attack last month on a Syrian air base allegedly connected to a chemical weapons attack.
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