The foreign secretary, William Hague, is expected to press his Russian counterpart on the spiralling crisis in Syria during his one-day visit to Moscow.
Although long planned, the visit gained new urgency following the weekend massacre in Houla, when more than 90 people, including 32 children, were killed in an attack claimed to have been backed by the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
“Our urgent priority is to establish a full account of this appalling crime and to move swiftly to ensure that those responsible are identified and held to account,” Hague said on Sunday, pledging a “strong response” to the massacre .... http://zen-haven.dk
