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John Kerry and Sergey Lavrov discuss Syria crisis settlement

I think that the more regularly these issues are discussed at the level of professionals, the easier we can solve the hard problems, ” RIA Novosti cites him.

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“It was a very thorough exchange of views on both the military and the political implications of Russia’s increased engagement in Syria“, a senior US official told reporters on condition of anonymity, adding that the meeting was to prepare for talks between the USA and Russian presidents on Monday. The United States believes that their coalition doesn’t need this approval from the UN Security Council.

“All efforts should be coordinated, but this isn’t happening now”, John Kerry said.

“A meeting between Lavrov and Kerry will be held at the UN Headquarters in the morning of September 28″, he said.

The U.S.is leading a coalition of over 60 countries to combat Daesh in Syria and Iraq, while Russian Federation has reportedly been deploying heavy weaponry to an airbase outside of the Syrian coastal city of Latakia for a possible offensive against the extremist group.

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However, Kerry said that coordination between Washington and Moscow is yet undone.

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