Kerry: Russia’s Lavrov Agrees On Need to Discuss Syrian Cease-Fire
Secretary of State John Kerry said his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov had agreed on the need to discuss how to implement a cease-fire in Syria during a call between the two men on Thursday.
Speaking at the start of a Syrian donor conference in London, Kerry said he had spoken to the Russian foreign minister who also agreed on the need to find a way to get humanitarian access for both parties.
“I had a conversation this morning with Foreign Minister Lavrov. We discussed, and he agreed that we need to discuss, how to implement the cease-fire and also how to get [humanitarian] access by both parties,” Kerry told reporters.
Kerry also said Russia had a responsibility to live up to the United Nations commitment to provide humanitarian access and cease attacks on Syrian civilians.
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