Russia, US can coordinate actions against ISIL in Syria, says Lavrov

Russia is ready to coordinate with the United States to retake the rebel strongholds of Syria’s Raqqa and Palmyra, said Russian FM Sergei Lavrov, as United Nations-sponsored peace talks resumed in Geneva.

“We are ready to coordinate our actions with the Americans, because Raqqa is in eastern Syria and there mainly the U.S. coalition is active,” Lavrov said. “The Americans even suggested to us … let’s divide up the labor: you, the Russian air force, concentrate on liberating Palmyra, and we the American coalition will concentrate on liberating Raqqa.”

One day after Lavrov’s remarks, the fresh round of talks started in Geneva under the brokering of the U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura...
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
14/3/16
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