Russia's Lavrov, USA's Kerry to discuss Syria, Ukraine in Peru

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a Major Economies Forum meeting at the COP22 climate change conference in Marrakech, Morocco, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov would meet his U.S. counterpart John Kerry in Peru this week, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a news briefing on Thursday.

They plan to discuss conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, Zakharova said.