Kerry, Lavrov Discuss Efforts to Achieve Ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo

© REUTERS / Omar SanadikiSmoke rises near Bustan al-Qasr crossing point in a government controlled area, during clashes with rebels in Aleppo, Syria December 5, 2016.
Smoke rises near Bustan al-Qasr crossing point in a government controlled area, during clashes with rebels in Aleppo, Syria December 5, 2016. - Sputnik International
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US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed efforts to reach a ceasefire in Syria’s city of Aleppo during their bilateral meeting in Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday, the US Department of State said in a release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Lavrov and Kerry had bilateral meeting in Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday.

"They discussed ongoing multilateral efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities in Aleppo, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid to the tens of thousands of Syrian civilians in desperate need there," the release explained.

Earlier on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Lavrov and Kerry were continuing cooperation on Syrian settlement at the expert level, but no new information on the settlement proposals was available.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk into their meeting room in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the crisis in Syria, September 9, 2016 - Sputnik International
Kerry Says Discussion With Lavrov on Syria's Aleppo Will Continue Thursday
On December 2, Lavrov and Kerry met in Rome, where they agreed on a plan to allow all militants to leave eastern Aleppo.

Lavrov said the following day that Moscow was ready to send experts to Geneva as soon as possible to agree with US colleagues on the militants withdrawal, joint actions and non-interrupted humanitarian deliveries.

On Tuesday, the United States notified Russia that consultations on Aleppo could not begin as Washington withdrew its current settlement proposals, which it issued after the meeting in Rome.

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