Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the Syria conference in Montreux on January 22, the Foreign Ministry said.
The agreement was reached during a telephone conversation between Lavrov and Kerry on Wednesday, January 15,according to Voice of Russia.
“The minister and the secretary agreed to keep in touch and to meet on the sidelines of the Syria conference in Montreux on January 22,” the ministry said.
According to the statement, “under discussion were international issues, including the preparations for the peace conference on Syria, measures to facilitate the humanitarian crisis in the country, and the settlement of the situation around Iran’s nuclear programme”.
Besides, Russia’s Foreign Ministry emphasized that it is necessary to strictly observe the earlier reached multilateral agreements, avoiding any misinterpretation in this field and forced unilateral measures.
US confirms Kerry’s participation in Geneva-2
The US State Department has officially confirmed Wednesday that US Secretary of State John Kerry would take part in the international conference on Syria.
Spokesperson for the US State Department Jen Psaki said that John Kerry will stay in Montreux and Davos (Switzerland) from January 21st to 25th.
“In Montreux US Secretary of State will take part in the ministerial-level international conference on Syria, organized by the United Nations, which is also known as the Geneva-2 conference”, Psaki said.
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