Russia's Lavrov and U.S. Tillerson spoke by phone about situation in Syria
Source: Reuters
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone on Saturday about the situation in Syria after the U.S. strikes on a Syrian air base, the Russian ministry said in a statement.
Lavrov pointed out that "an attack on a country whose government fights terrorism only plays into the hands of extremists, creates additional threats to regional and global security," the Russian ministry said.
He also told Tillerson that assertions that the Syrian military used chemical weapon in Idlib province on April 4 do not correspond to reality, the ministry added.
It said Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart agreed to continue discussions on Syria in person. Tillerson is expected in Moscow for talks with Russian officials next week.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-usa-idUSKBN17A0SF
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)A benefit of this for Team Trump Inc. is that now they have all sorts of reasons to talk to Russia. Mm hmm.
George II
(67,782 posts)AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)DallasNE
(7,402 posts)Why are we now getting our news from the Russian Foreign Ministry? Where is the transparency from our own government.
DK504
(3,847 posts)Are U f-ing kidding me? How many laws has this pig broken in one day?