G8 leaders advocated for a political solution of the Syrian conflict and declared the necessity of holding an international conference on Syria as soon as possible, according to a communiqué of the G8 summit, RIA Novosti reported.
"We continue to advocate for finding a political solution of the crisis, based on the vision of a united and democratic Syria. We fully support the decision to hold the Geneva conference on Syria as quickly as possible for the full implementation of the Geneva communiqué of June 30, 2012", the communiqué says.