World leaders call for lasting ceasefire for Syria
28 October 2018 |
8:00 am
The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey stressed the importance on Saturday of a lasting ceasefire in Syria, and said a committee to create a new constitution should meet by the end of the year.
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