G7 Foreign Ministers meet in Lucca, Italy.
G7 Foreign Ministers meet in Lucca, Italy. The meeting is as well attended by countries that are looking forward to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Among them are diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Jordan and Qatar. The main topic of discussion is the 6-year-old war in Syria. Participants hope to persuade Russia to abandon Syria and cease supporting Assad, otherwise Great Britain and Canada are promising to tighten sanctions against Russia and Syria.