US Secretary of State John Kerry says he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have achieved clarity on the path forward in Syria, but have narrow issues to resolve.
The two held talks in Geneva to try to find a way of reviving a cessation of hostilities that faltered months ago. Mr Kerry said they are close, but will not rush into an agreement.
The talks come as the Damascus suburb of Darayya was evacuated after a four-year siege by the government.
After meeting for 12 hours yesterday, Mr Kerry said the vast majority’ of technical discussions have been completed, adding that experts will remain in Geneva to work on the unresolved steps in the coming days.