MOSCOW: The United States and Russia appear to have bridged some of their differences on war-ravaged Syria, with Moscow endorsing a plan for a third round of talks in New York this Friday to discuss a political transition.
Russia announced its support for the plan late Tuesday after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.
“While we don’t see eye to eye on every aspect of Syria, we see Syria fundamentally similarly,” said Kerry. He said the U.S. and Russia identify the same challenges and dangers, and want the same outcome.
Lavrov said Moscow and Washington agreed to intensify counter terrorism efforts, coordinate more closely on military activity and continue work on listing terrorist organizations in Syria.
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Lavrov said that after the talks take place in New York on Friday, the International Syria Support Group, or ISSG, hopes to submit a draft resolution to the U.N. with provisions for a transition in Syria.(Voice of America)