26 August 201611:51

Answer of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the question of the media before the meeting with the US State Secretary J.Kerry, Geneva, the 26th of August, 2016

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Question: Mr.Minister, could you tell us what is the primary impediment to having a nation-wide ceasefire now?

Sergey Lavrov: I don't want to spoil the atmosphere of the negotiations.

Published on 27/08/2016 at 15:00 h UTC

Progress towards settling the Syrian crisis has been made, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced after wrapping up key talks. According to the diplomats, experts from both countries will meet in Geneva in coming days to clarify the details of what has been agreed.