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France calls May 9 meeting with Qatar, Saudis on Syria

Published: 04 May 2016 - 01:25 pm | Last Updated: 14 Nov 2021 - 07:22 am
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French Agriculture minister and Government spokesperson Stephane Le Foll (L) and French Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve leave the Elysee presidential Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris on May 4, 2016 . AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

PARIS:France will on Monday host talks with the Saudi, Qatari, Turkish and UAE foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Syria, government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said on Wednesday. 

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said he was concerned over "the halt in the negotiating process" following a surge of violence in the northern city of Aleppo which has threatened a two-month ceasefire in the war-torn country, Le Foll said following a cabinet meeting. 

AFP