MESEBERG (Germany) (Pakistan Point news / Sputnik - 19th August, 2018) Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Syria with the Russian leader having called on the European countries to support return of Syrian refugees, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
"[The parties] have thoroughly discussed the Syrian issue. Putin pointed out the intensifying flow of refugees returning home and called on the European countries to support the process to make it irreversible," Peskov told reporters.
He also noted that Putin and Merkel had discussed the inclusive format of the Syrian reconciliation talks.
"[Putin and Merkel] discussed political settlement of the Syrian conflict, particularly the inclusive format of the political settlement involving all the parties [to the conflict]," Peskov added.
