MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry have expressed satisfaction with the work of the military of the two countries to harmonize security measures in Syria’s airspace in the context of anti-terrorist actions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said following telephone conversation between Lavrov and Kerry that took place on Thursday. The conversation was initiated by the American side.
"The two sides focused on the situation in Syria," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "They expressed satisfaction with the work of the Russian and US military to harmonize security measures in Syria's airspace in the context of anti-terrorist actions." According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov and Kerry agreed to continue contacts on various aspects of the Syrian settlement in accordance with the Geneva Communique of June 30, 2012.
"They also discussed progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements on the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis taking into account the results of the meeting of the "Normandy Four" leaders that took place in Paris on October 2," the Russian Foreign Ministry added.
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