MOSCOW, June 2 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed ways of settlement of the Syrian crisis.

The Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday following the telephone conversation, which took place on Saturday at the initiative of the American side, the conversation touched upon the situation in Syria, including “the situation around preparations for the international conference.”

“They also exchanged information on schedule of bilateral political contacts of various formats,” the foreign ministry said.