U.S. Unveils New Syria Cease-Fire After Trump Meets Putin
- People are ‘weary of conflict,’ Tillerson tells reporters
- First meeting between Trump, Putin lasted more than two hours
Trump and Putin Stretch Meeting Beyond Two-Hour Mark
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to impose a new cease-fire in southwest Syria in a bid toward resolving that nation’s intractable civil war, trying again to cooperate in an area where the two countries have repeatedly failed.
Speaking after Trump and Putin met at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson portrayed the truce as a first step toward broader cooperation with Russia in Syria, as Islamic State faces defeat. The agreement goes into effect July 9.