German government spokesman Steffen Seibert informed that Chancellor Angela Merkel called on US President Donald Trump in a phone conversation to continue the Syrian settlement under the UN auspices and cooperate with Russia.
As it is being reported, the Chancellor stressed that after the clear reaction of the US towards the awful incident with the usage of chemical weapons there is the need to do everything to continue political settlement under the UN auspices, TASS informs.
According to the spokesman, at the same time, cooperation with Russia has special importance for launching transitional political process.
In his words, the goal of these efforts is to "have a peaceful and stable Syria without (President Bashar) Assad at the helm."