The top diplomats of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States started key talks on Friday in Vienna to try to find a way to end the Syrian conflict.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov -- whose government backs Damascus -- was meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry along with the foreign ministers of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, who all support Syrian rebel groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
‘Full-scale talks’
Moscow backs talks between the government of Bashar al-Assad and the “full spectrum” of the Syrian opposition, Lavrov said on Friday.
“Our common position is that we need to boost efforts for the political process in the Syrian settlement,” he told journalists at a press conference in Vienna with his Jordanian counterpart.
“This foresees the start of full-scale talks between representatives of the Syrian government and the full spectrum of the Syrian opposition, both domestic and external -- with the support of outside players.”
Jordanian-Russian cooperation
In the same press conference, Lavro said Russia and Jordan have agreed to “coordinate” military operations in Syria.
“The armed forces of the two countries, the Russian and Jordanian forces, agreed to coordinate their actions, including those of their air forces over Syria,” Lavrov told reporters, adding that a “mechanism” had been set up in the Jordanian capital.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov -- whose government backs Damascus -- was meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry along with the foreign ministers of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, who all support Syrian rebel groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
‘Full-scale talks’
Moscow backs talks between the government of Bashar al-Assad and the “full spectrum” of the Syrian opposition, Lavrov said on Friday.
“Our common position is that we need to boost efforts for the political process in the Syrian settlement,” he told journalists at a press conference in Vienna with his Jordanian counterpart.
“This foresees the start of full-scale talks between representatives of the Syrian government and the full spectrum of the Syrian opposition, both domestic and external -- with the support of outside players.”
Jordanian-Russian cooperation
In the same press conference, Lavro said Russia and Jordan have agreed to “coordinate” military operations in Syria.
“The armed forces of the two countries, the Russian and Jordanian forces, agreed to coordinate their actions, including those of their air forces over Syria,” Lavrov told reporters, adding that a “mechanism” had been set up in the Jordanian capital.
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