Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Situation in East Aleppo in Phone Talks

© Sputnik / Mikhail Alayeddin / Go to the mediabankLaw enforcement officers in a humanitarian corridor for civilians and militants along the Castello Road in northern Aleppo, Syria
Law enforcement officers in a humanitarian corridor for civilians and militants along the Castello Road in northern Aleppo, Syria - Sputnik International
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The top diplomats of Russia and the United States continued their dialogue on the Syrian civil war, putting emphasis on Aleppo.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US State Secretary John Kerry discussed in a phone call on Friday the Syrian crisis with the focus on the situation around the embattled city of Aleppo, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"Following recent talks on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima, Lavrov and Kerry continued discussion of the Syrian peace process with the focus on the situation around eastern Aleppo," the ministry said in a statement.

Syria. Terrorist-controlled eastern Aleppo districts as seen from the city's Citadel. - Sputnik International
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Over recent months, Aleppo has been a major battleground in Syria, engaging government forces, jihadists, and numerous opposition groups. Militant-held eastern Aleppo is encircled by government forces and the fighting has affected thousands of civilians still trapped in the city.

The previous ceasefire failed in September after government forces renewed their offensive in response to militant violations.

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