No Progress Made at Syria Talks as Russia Warns of U.S. Conflict
- Lavrov says participants discussed ideas, to pursue contacts
- No agreement on concrete steps to stop fighting, Kerry says
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army cheer and react as they fight against the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, on October 15, 2016. Turkish-backed fighters were advancing on the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, which has become a rallying cry for the Islamic State group as the prophesied scene of an end-of-days battle. Dabiq holds crucial ideological importance for IS because of a Sunni prophecy that states it will be the site of an end-of-times battle between Christian forces and Muslims. / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
Photographer: NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty ImagesTalks on Syria’s civil war among Russia, the U.S. and Middle East powers ended without result amid a warning in Moscow that the risk of conflict is increasing between the two former Cold War rivals.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left Lausanne, Switzerland, for Moscow after about four hours of talks on Saturday, saying the sides had discussed certain “ideas” for advancing a resolution of the 5 1/2 year war and agreed to pursue efforts again soon.