Russia says no common approach with Washington on fighting Islamic State


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Aug 2015

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have not been able to agree a common approach to fighting Islamic State, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday after his second meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in recent days.

"We all agree that Islamic State is the common threat, common evil. We agree that we need to join efforts to fight this phenomenon as soon and as effective as possible," Lavrov said in comments carried live by Russian state TV from Malaysia.

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