UKRAINE-CRISIS/FRANCE-SUMMIT Merkel, Poroshenko arrive in Paris for bilateral talks with Russia and France
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UKRAINE-CRISIS/FRANCE-SUMMIT Merkel, Poroshenko arrive in Paris for bilateral talks with Russia and France
- Title: UKRAINE-CRISIS/FRANCE-SUMMIT Merkel, Poroshenko arrive in Paris for bilateral talks with Russia and France
- Date: 2nd October 2015
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (OCTOBER 2, 2015) (REUTERS FOR AGENCY POOL) EXTERIOR OF ELYSEE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FRENCH AND EUROPEAN UNION FLAGS
- Embargoed: 17th October 2015 13:00
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- Location: France
- Country: France
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: German and Ukrainian leaders arrived in Paris Friday (October 2) to join French President Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin in talks about Ukraine, which are likely to be overshadowed by the conflict in Syria.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrived at the Elysee presidential palace shortly after Putin and commenced bilateral talks.
Russia estimates its air strike campaign in Syria could last three to four months, the head of the lower house of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Friday.
Alexei Pushkov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, told French radio station Europe 1 on Friday that the strikes were going to intensify.
Pushkov said the strikes mainly targeted Islamic State forces in spite of reports they had concentrated on opponents to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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