7 September 2016, 21:30 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US State Secretary John Kerry discussed in a phone call on Thursday possible Russian-US cooperation aimed at defeating terrorist groups operating in Syria and achieving a political resolution of the Syrian conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Lavrov and Kerry were expected to meet in Geneva on September 8-9 to discuss the actions aimed at conflict settlement, including strengthening of a ceasefire regime and anti-terror cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
Despite the frequent contacts Moscow and Washington have not yet reached an agreement on Syria.
