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US and Russia to press the Syrian government and rebels to speed up talks

The US and Russia have agreed to aim for a draft version of a new constitution for Syria by August

John Kerry meets with Sergey Lavrov

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Moscow for talks focusing on Syria. (AAP) Source: AAP

The US and Russia have agreed to aim for a draft version of a new constitution for Syria by August, and to press the Syrian government and rebels to speed up talks on a political transition.  US Secretary of State John Kerry has said

A round of indirect peace talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and opposition concluded on Thursday.

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said he had found a lot of common ground between the two sides.


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Presented by Isam J.

Source: AFP, SBS



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