MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Ayrault held phone talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov focusing on the situation in Syria and intra-Syrian reconciliation talks in Geneva.
"He [ Ayrault] voiced France's readiness to cooperate with Russia in the fight against terrorism and called for an early resumption of negotiations on a political transition [in Syria] in line with the Geneva communique and UN Security Council Resolution 2254," the French Foreign Ministry cited Ayrault as saying.
19 April 2017, 17:33 GMT
The civil war in Syria has been lasting for around six years with government troops fighting against numerous opposition factions and terror organizations such as al-Nusra Front and Daesh, outlawed in Russia.
The nationwide Syrian ceasefire regime was introduced on December 30, 2016. Terrorist organizations are not part of the ceasefire.
