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US Secretary of State John Kerry has said, efforts to end Syria’s war must continue despite Washington’s decision to break off talks with Moscow over what he called its irresponsible support for President Bashar al-Assad. The United States, on Monday, had suspended talks with Russia on implementing a ceasefire deal in Syria, accusing Moscow of not living up to its commitments to halt fighting and ensure aid reached besieged communities.
Mr Kerry said, if Russia was serious about peace, it would have to behave differently than it was now in Syria.
European Foreign Ministers will meet on the 17th of this month to discuss what they can do to help bring peace, after the European Union proposed a new humanitarian plan at the weekend in coordination with the United Nations for the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.
Russian news agencies, citing Kerry’s Syria interlocutor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would continue to make efforts to resolve the Syria crisis despite the US suspension of the talks.
A spokeswoman for UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said he was in intensive consultations on the way forward.