Lavrov, Kerry discussed Syria deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry have discussed by phone how to implement a Russian-US deal on coordinating action in Syria and securing a ceasefire, SBS reported.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the phone call had taken place at Washington’s initiative and was focused on the situation in Aleppo and on discussing how best to implement the deal which Moscow said had been reached during a visit by Kerry to Moscow in July, Reuters reported.

Kerry said after those marathon talks last month that Washington and Moscow had reached a common understanding on the steps now needed to get Syria’s troubled peace process back on track, AAP reported.