US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Russia at the request of the White House, with ending the Syrian conflict and countering terrorism dominating the agenda. The top US diplomat is also to hold a meeting with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
“The world benefits when powerful nations with a long history with each other have the ability to be able to find the common ground. Today, I hope, we can find some common ground,” Kerry said in Moscow during a protocol entry meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The US diplomat also said Russia is a significant contributor in the Syria talks.
The meeting between Foreign Minister Lavrov and Secretary Kerry is their 20th in 2015 and marks Kerry’s second trip to Russia in the last seven months.