U.S., Russia Extend Talks in Search for Syria Cooperation Deal
- Negotiations go on as Kerry and Lavrov meet for seven hours
- Putin, Kerry didn’t reach military agreement, Kremlin says
Vladimir Putin and John Kerry shake hands during a meeting at Moscow's Kremlin on July 14.
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Russia and the U.S. extended talks to try to reach agreement on military cooperation against terrorists in Syria after Secretary of State John Kerry delayed his departure from Moscow in a bid to resolve their differences.
Negotiations between Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, which were scheduled to run for one hour, broke up after seven hours on Friday. The two delegations are continuing to work separately and Kerry and Lavrov may resume discussions in the evening, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.