Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey\u00a0Lavrov said that Russia and the United States have
\nagreed to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and\u00a0Syria (ISIS) and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist\u00a0organizations “without leniency” and exert all\u00a0possible efforts to resume the political dialogue\u00a0and find a solution to the crisis in Syria.<\/p>\n
“Moscow and Washington common goal is to guarantee\u00a0a long-term truce including all the Syrian
\nterritories, except ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra,\u00a0Lavrov added in a joint press conference with his
\nUS counterpart John Kerry held in Moscow on\u00a0Friday.<\/p>\n
Describing his talks with the US Secretary of\u00a0State as very intensified, the Russian Foreign\u00a0Minister pointed out that the talks also discussed\u00a0activating endeavors for the implementation of the\u00a0UN Security council and the International Syria\u00a0Support Group (ISSG) resolutions on Syria.<\/p>\n
Lavrov reiterated that Moscow and Washington\u00a0support activating the work of the UN special
\nEnvoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura.<\/p>\n
He stressed that all UN Security Council and the\u00a0ISSG resolutions clearly stated that only the\u00a0Syrian people have the right to decide the future\u00a0of their country.<\/p>\n
For his part, Kerry called for the necessity of\u00a0solving the crisis in Syria and fighting\u00a0terrorism.<\/p>\n
The US Secretary of State said that the Russian\u00a0and US sides agreed to adopt new steps on\u00a0enhancing the agreement of cessation of\u00a0hostilities which could lead to positive results\u00a0and pave the way for launching the political
\nprocess.<\/p>\n
A military solution to the crisis in Syria is\u00a0impossible, but there is only a political one,\u00a0Kerry added.<\/p>\n
H. Zain\/ Mazen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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