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Sunday, July 22, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Pompeo discusses Syria with Russian counterpart
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe US State Department says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov a day earlier about the fact that “Russia had violated its commitment in southwest Syria.”
Russia and the US had agreed to a ceasefire in the region bordering Israel’s Golan Heights, but Russian and Syrian regime forces have been carrying out massive bombing campaigns to retake the region from rebel forces.
The description Sunday of the officials’ call also mentions “a broad range of issues,” including counterterrorism, dialogue between US and Russian businesses and “diplomatic access.”
— with AP
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