
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (L) welcomes visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Stockholm, Sweden, June 3, 2012. Clinton met with Reinfeldt and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Sunday, discussing the European debt crisis and the situation in Syria. (Xinhua/Liu Yinan)
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U.S. asks for Russia's support on Syrian issue: Hillary Clinton
STOCKHOLM, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Support from Russia was needed in the hope of settling the Syrian issue, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday at a press conference in Stockholm.
Hillary said that she talked to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the past two to three days and expressed "straight forward" that Russia has to be at the table to help achieving a political transition in Syria. Full story