British prime minister David Cameron and French President François Hollande on Monday visited the Bataclan concert hall in Paris where 90 people were killed by terrorist attackers, before holding talks on the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) which claimed the attacks, reports The Straits Times.
Cameron said on his Twitter account he had stood "shoulder to shoulder" to Hollande at the venue, where a British man was among the dead on Nov 13.
The two leaders went on to have talks at the Elysée Palace after which Cameron said he was convinced the UK should carry out military air strikes alongside France and other partners in Syria in an effort to defeat Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
“Later this week I will set out in parliament our comprehensive strategy for tackling ISIL (Islamic State),” Cameron told a joint news conference with Hollande.
“I firmly support the action that President Hollande has taken to strike ISIL in Syria and it is my firm conviction that Britain should do so too.”
The UK prime minister added that he would step up efforts to share intelligence with France and other European partners, adding that he planned to present a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS to parliament later this week.