US Ambassador Set to Meet With Russian Deputy FM for Syria Talks

© AP Photo / Susan WalshJohn Tefft of Va., pauses as he testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, to be the new U.S. Ambassador to Russia
John Tefft of Va., pauses as he testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, to be the new U.S. Ambassador to Russia - Sputnik International
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US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft said Thursday he would meet with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov later in the day.

President Vladimir Putin talks over the phone - Sputnik International
Putin to Hold Talks on Syria With French, German, British Leaders Friday
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia and the United States reached an agreement on the ceasefire in Syria between Damascus and the country's armed opposition groups on February 22. The truce excluded Daesh and al-Nusra Front terrorist groups.

"I'll meet with Bogdanov," Tefft told reporters, adding that the meeting would revolve around the cessation of hostilities in Syria.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold phone talks on the situation in Syria with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

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