Germany, US To Push For UN-Brokered Political Solution For Syria - German Foreign Minister

Germany, US to Push for UN-Brokered Political Solution for Syria - German Foreign Minister

Germany and the United States will continue their drive for a UN-mediated political solution for Syria, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday after meeting his US counterpart Mike Pompeo in Washington.

BERLIN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd October, 2018) Germany and the United States will continue their drive for a UN-mediated political solution for Syria, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday after meeting his US counterpart Mike Pompeo in Washington.

"It was a very constructive talk," Maas was quoted by his ministry as saying. "We had a very intensive exchange on Syria. We want to push harder for a political solution under the UN aegis."

The minister also called his country's friendship with the United States "nonnegotiable," in a tweet by the German foreign office. He said Washington remained Berlin's most important partner outside the European Union.