US Secretary of State John Kerry looks forward to discussing different approaches to reaching a political solution in Syria during his trip to Moscow, US Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said during a briefing on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Sputnik.
“We need some different approaches. And that’s one of the reasons why the Secretary [Kerry] is going to Moscow,” Kirby stated when asked how to make progress on the Syrian peace process. “The Secretary is going to be interested to talk to Russian leaders about their ideas on how we can achieve that outcome.”
Kirby noted Washington is mindful that a major breakthrough is unlikely by August 1, the target date for forming a transitional authority in Syria.
Earlier on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is concerned UN’s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is shying away from his responsibilities by avoiding to convene a new round of intra-Syrian talks, and putting the onus on the United States and Russia to figure out how to advance the political process,APA reported.
