G7 foreign ministers say Russia has to help solve Syria crisis

TORONTO: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations will on Monday formally call on Russia to contribute to solving the crisis in Syria, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday.

Asked what the final communique from the two-day meeting would say, Maas told reporters that "It establishes again that there will be no political solution in Syria without Russia and that Russia has to contribute its share to such a solution".