UK's Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks

Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond talks to Reuters during an interview in Havana, Cuba, April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Enrique de la Osa

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he was deeply concerned about the state of the ceasefire in Syria and that a new initiative was needed to keep dialogue alive, after a sharp escalation of violence in the city of Aleppo.

Washington and Moscow said on Monday they were working hard to extend the truce to Aleppo, the divided city where fighting, including a missile attack on a hospital, has caused international outrage and put peace talks in doubt.