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Hollande, Merkel, Putin to improve security cooperation after St. Petersburg blast

Xinhua, April 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Leaders of France, Germany and Russia were on the phone on Tuesday discussing ways to boost security cooperation to face terrorism threats after an explosion rocked St Petersburg metro station, claiming at least the lives of 14 people.

French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin "agreed to further improve their cooperation against terrorism, including the immediate exchange of all useful information," the French presidency said in a statement.

Hollande and Merkel reiterated their solidarity with Moscow and expressed sympathy with the Russian authorities and people.

The three leaders also held talks on ways to pursue diplomatic efforts aimed at fully implementing the Minsk peace deal, the statement added. Endit