Lavrov, Kerry to discuss fighting IS in Vienna
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United States Secretary of
State John Kerry will hold talks today in Vienna devoted to fighting terrorism
in the Middle East with a particular emphasis on the Islamic State terrorist
organisation.
According to Tass, Lavrov and Kerry will meet on behalf of the leaders of the
two countries - Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama. The presidents discussed in a
phone conversation overnight to June 26 "a set of issues connected with
fighting terrorism, especially in the framework of broadening influence of the
Islamic State in the Middle East," the Kremlin said earlier.
Putin met with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on June
29, and the talks focused on fighting terrorism in the region.
Moscow calls on all regional and outside players to join
efforts in fighting the common threat - terrorism and violent extremism - and
suggests to form a coalition in the future. Now the conditions for this are
more favorable than ever.
Russia also reminds that joint task of fighting terrorism
should not be overshadowed by any geopolitical aims. Lavrov warned that overtures
with radicals returns as a bloody boomerang.
"Last week, this topic [fighting terrorism] was
discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama
over the phone. We pay attention to common interests of Russia, US and all other
countries in preventing extremists from the so-called Islamic State from
fulfilling their plans," the Russian foreign minister said ahead of the
meeting in the Austrian capital.
"The presidents of Russia and US tasked me and State Secretary John Kerry with holding a meeting as soon as a possible in order to exchange opinions on how to effectively join the efforts of our two countries and other countries in the region," he added.
"The presidents of Russia and US tasked me and State Secretary John Kerry with holding a meeting as soon as a possible in order to exchange opinions on how to effectively join the efforts of our two countries and other countries in the region," he added.
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