ABUJA: US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday for talks on Syria and Ukraine, his spokesman said Wednesday.
Kerry, currently on a visit to Nigeria, had said Monday that he hoped to meet Lavrov this week.
Washington and Moscow have been in contact for weeks over establishing military cooperation to fight the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria.
“Other issues” will also be on the agenda, spokesman John Kirby said, without elaborating.
Kerry will leave Geneva on Monday.
Russia and the United States are on opposite sides of the civil conflict in Syria, but have …read more
Source: The Manila Times
