US President Barack Obama discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Premier Mario Monti the Syrian crisis through video conferencing. 


The White House stated that the four leaders conferred the Syrian development and the need to end violence there, stressing the necessity to achieve a political power transition. 

The White House pointed that these talks are extension to earlier discussions held by President Obama with European leaders during the G of 8 Summit held earlier this month at Camp David in the United States. 

The leaders agreed to continue talks while preparing to meet in G of 20 Summit in Mexico next month. 

They also stressed the economic growth as a mean to compensate for the austerity impact on the Euro-Zone countries. MJ 
 

Source: BNA