Russia’s Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson discuss Syrian conflict

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed by telephone on Monday the need to cement the ceasefire regime in Syria, in particular on the basis of peace talks conducted in the Kazakh capital Astana.

The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that Lavrov had urged Tillerson to use his influence to prevent “provocations” against Syrian government forces in the conflict. Russia is a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

 

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