G8 countries leaders (L-R) Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama and France's President Francois Hollande attend a working session at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 18, 2013.
G8 Agrees On Plan For Syrian Peace Talks -- Voice of America
Leaders from the Group of Eight major economic powers have issued a joint plan on Syria that calls for an end to the bloodshed and peace talks as soon as possible, but fails to mention whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step down.
Tuesday's G-8 declaration said participants in any peace talks must agree to expel al-Qaida-linked fighters from Syria. It also committed a further $1.5 billion in aid for Syrian refugees. It condemned human rights abuses committed by government forces and rebels alike.
The summit meeting’s host, British Prime Minister David Cameron, said the seven-point plan endorses a process that would establish a transitional governing body in Syria with full executive powers formed by mutual consent from the country's major groups.
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G8 Summit: Live Updates -- The Telegraph
Russia's Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to push out Assad -- Reuters
G8 leaders sidestep fate of Syria's Assad in final communique -- Reuters
G-8 agrees to promote Syrian peace talks -- AP
G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks -- AFP
Putin Will Sign Call for Syrian ‘Transitional Government’ -- Bloomberg Businessweek
G8 backs urgent Syria peace talks in Geneva -- BBC
G-8 leaders call for Syrian peace talks, sidestep issue of whether Assad should go -- Washington Post
G-8 calls for removal of Al Qaeda fighters in Syria, but doesn't mention Assad's fate -- FOX News
Syria Dominates G8 Summit Discussions -- Voice of America
G8 leaders agree to 7-point plan on Syria as summit wraps -- CBC
Syria crisis: G8 summit promise of aid and talks barely papers over cracks -- Ian Black, The Guardian
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