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| Lavrov & Tillerson hold news conference after Moscow talks (WATCH LIVE) | Lavrov & Tillerson hold news conference after Moscow talks (WATCH LIVE) |
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| Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are holding a joint news conference after their talks in Moscow. It is Tillerson's first visit to Russia as secretary of state. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are holding a joint news conference after their talks in Moscow. It is Tillerson's first visit to Russia as secretary of state. |
| Lavrov said that Moscow believes there are attempts to hamper cooperation between the US and Russia and to increase tensions between the two countries, adding that it is a “shortsighted” approach. | |
| READ MORE: Tillerson & Lavrov meet for talks in Moscow after ‘chemical attack’ & Tomahawk strike in Syria | READ MORE: Tillerson & Lavrov meet for talks in Moscow after ‘chemical attack’ & Tomahawk strike in Syria |
| At the same time, Lavrov stressed that Russia also sees that the US is ready to support the idea of launching an international investigation into the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Idlib province. He noted though that any UN Security Council resolution that focused on solely blaming Damascus and not on investigating the Idlib incident would be counterproductive. | |
| “I would like to stress that we are 100 percent sure that, if our colleagues in the UN or in The Hague will steer away from this investigation, it will basically mean that they do not want to find out the truth,” the Russian Foreign Minister said at the joint news conference, adding, that Russia “will insist on” launching the investigation. | |
| During his joint news conference with Lavrov, the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson repeated his claims that the US had information which “confirms that the US strikes against the Syrian troops were justified.” | |
| The Russian Foreign Minister went on to say that President Vladimir Putin is ready to return to implementing the memorandum of understanding on flight safety in Syria with the United States; if Washington reaffirms its commitment to the goal of fighting terrorism. | |
| He emphasized, however, that Moscow still considers the US claims concerning the chemical weapons being used by the Syrian government forces “unfounded” and “lacking evidence.” |