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Kerry, Lavrov to Resume Talks on Syria Despite War Crimes Row

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By Vladimir Soldatkin and Tom Perry MOSCOW/BEIRUT, Oct 13 – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified. The Syrian government launched an assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo

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Russia’s Lavrov says Syrian Ceasefire Hinges on All Sides Involved

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MOSCOW, Sept 24  – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a revival of a ceasefire in Syria depends on all sides involved and not only on “Russia’s unilateral concessions”. “One can only speak about the ceasefire revival only on the collective basis,” he said in an interview for the TV news show ‘Vesti on Saturday’.

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U.N. Chief Warns of Unprecedented ‘Catastrophe’ in Syria’s Aleppo

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Tuesday of an unprecedented “humanitarian catastrophe” in Syria’s Aleppo and urged Russia and the United States to quickly reach a deal on a ceasefire in the city and elsewhere in the country. Fighting for control of Aleppo, split between its

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