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David Cameron and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, have agreed that their countries should “work together” in the fight against Islamic State, Downing Street has said. David Cameron and Vladimir Putin have agreed to work together in the fight against Islamic State, Downing Street has said.
The two men spoke by phone early on Wednesday, after the prime minister called Putin to update him on Britain’s military action in Syria, following last week’s House of Commons vote to extend RAF missions against Isis – also known as Isil, IS or Daesh – over the border from Iraq.The two men spoke by phone early on Wednesday, after the prime minister called Putin to update him on Britain’s military action in Syria, following last week’s House of Commons vote to extend RAF missions against Isis – also known as Isil, IS or Daesh – over the border from Iraq.
Cameron made clear Britain’s continued opposition to the participation of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad – a protege of Moscow – in any postwar regime in Damascus, telling Putin the country needed “a government that all the Syrian people can support”. Cameron made clear Britain’s continued opposition to the participation of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad – an ally of Moscow – in any postwar regime in Damascus, telling Putin the country needed “a government that all the Syrian people can support”.
The prime minister also said he would consider Putin’s request for British experts to analyse data from the black box of a Russian warplane downed by Turkey near its border with Syria.The prime minister also said he would consider Putin’s request for British experts to analyse data from the black box of a Russian warplane downed by Turkey near its border with Syria.
More details soon... Turkey has confirmed it shot down the Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet on 24 November, but Russia disputes Ankara’s claim that the plane had violated its airspace after being warned not to do so. The Russian pilot was shot dead as he parachuted into Syria, while another serviceman died on a search-and-rescue mission launched to retrieve him and a second crewman.
Related: Putin: 'foreign experts' will examine black box from jet shot down by Turkey
The Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, delivered the black box to the Kremlin on Wednesday, but was told by Putin not to allow it to be opened until international experts were available to examine it in the hope they will confirm Moscow’s version of events.
A Downing Street spokesman said tCameron expressed his condolences to Putin over the death of the Russian airman. The spokesman added: “They agreed that it was important to wait for the investigation to establish what had happened and the prime minister said he would consider President Putin’s request to send British experts to assist the investigation.”
The spokesman said: “The prime minister updated the president on the recent House of Commons vote and the strong mandate the UK government now has to take part in airstrikes in Syria, as well as Iraq, to target Daesh.
“The prime minister and president agreed that the UK and Russia should work together, with other international partners, to tackle Daesh and the threat it poses, and on the political process to bring peace to Syria.
“Agreeing that military action alone would not defeat Daesh, both leaders discussed the importance of a political process to deliver peace in Syria and the prime minister underlined the need for a government that all the Syrian people can support.”
Cameron and Putin agreed that peace talks taking place in Vienna should focus on implementing agreements already made, working to a timeline for the establishment of a transitional Syrian government within six months, followed by presidential elections, said Downing Street.
The spokesman added: “They noted the talks taking place in Riyadh, hosted by the Saudi Arabia government and bringing together opposition groups, with the prime minister reiterating that those signed up to the Geneva principles should be part of these talks.
“They also agreed on the need to cut off terrorist financing and the prime minister highlighted that the UK’s first airstrikes in Syria had targeted oilfields that Daesh is plundering to fund its brutal activities.”