Kerry says to travel to Moscow next week for talks on Syria, Ukraine


  • World
  • Wednesday, 09 Dec 2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he would travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and a political settlement in Syria.

Speaking during an event on the sidelines of the Paris climate talks, Kerry said despite its military and political interests in Syria, Moscow "has been constructive" in trying to find a political settlement to end the Syrian conflict.

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