France hopes to level differences with Russia over Syria

France hoped it could find a common approach with Russia to solve the Syria crisis, visiting French President Francois Hollande said Thursday.France and Russia had been divided over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin here could hopefully bridge those differences, Hollande told Echo of Moscow radio station.”Syrian opposition is expanding and becoming more legitimate… It cannot foresee dialogue with Assad. We’ll discuss this with Putin and hopefully we’ll start a dialogue about power transition (in Syria),” Hollande said.He said …

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