Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Steps to Resolve Syrian Conflict, Including Truce - Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with US Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting in Hangzhou further steps to resolve the conflict in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — China's Hangzhou is currently hosting the G20 summit.

"On September 4, during the summit of the "Group of Twenty" [G20] in Hangzhou (China), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a separate meeting with US State Secretary John Kerry," the statement read.

According to the ministry, the sides discussed "further steps to assist in resolving the conflict in Syria, including the task of consolidating the cessation of hostilities and the Russian-US cooperation in the fight against terrorist groups."