White House Would Welcome Success of US-Russia Talks on Syria Settlement

© REUTERS / Kevin LamarqueU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the crisis in Syria, September 9, 2016.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the crisis in Syria, September 9, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The United States would welcome a positive outcome of talks underway between the top US and Russian diplomats toward a ceasefire in Syria’s civil war, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at a briefing Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – He asserted that much of the credit for such progress would go to Secretary of State John Kerry.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confer at the conclusion of their press conference about their meeting on Syria in Geneva, Switzerland September 9, 2016. The ceasefire that Moscow and Washington eventually agreed to was disrupted after being in force for just over a week. - Sputnik International
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“We obviously would welcome this development," Earnest told reporters, referring to a peaceful settlement. "If that occurs, it won't be some sort of accident or coincidence. It will be a product and result of tough diplomacy.

On Wednesday, Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting in Hamburg, Germany of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and discussed a possible settlement for the Syrian city of Aleppo.

The two diplomats continued the discussion by phone on Thursday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced.

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