U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement to the media regarding his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Bandar Seri Begawan July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had made progress on plans to hold a Syria peace conference and that both sides had agreed it should be held soon.
In Moscow, deputies to Lavrov said the main hurdle to the conference was uncertainty over Syrian opposition participation, and that the United States must do more to get Assad's foes to the negotiating table.
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