William Hague Fabius discuss bilateral, international issues

British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday discussed with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius the conflict in Syria and the cooperation on wider foreign policy, climate change, and in the EU.The discussions, part of today's Britain-France Summit in Oxfordshire, also dealt with issues of Africa, Ukraine and EU.In a press release following the talks Hague said: "Foreign Minister Fabius and I discussed next steps to address the conflict in Syria, in the light of the end of the first round of negotiations between the regime and opposition in Geneva today."We agreed on the importance of maintaining the momentum in negotiations with Iran on a comprehensive settlement to the nuclear issue. And closer to home, we shared our concerns on the situation in Ukraine. "We agreed to intensify our cooperation on Africa, including in working with the African Union to tackle unrest in Somalia, Mali, South Sudan and the Central African Republic. And we will continue to work closely together on climate change and energy issues," he disclosed."We also looked together at ideas for reform of the European Union, and the prospects of accession to the Union for countries in its neighbourhood."France is one of our strongest and closest allies on foreign and security policy. Our discussions reflected that, and reinforced our determination to work together to advance our countries' many shared interests and values," Hague added.