US Ready for Joint Efforts with Russia to Stabilize Syria

Published July 7th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT
A Syrian boy carrying a bag of bread on his way home in Aleppo. (AFP/ Joseph Eid)
A Syrian boy carrying a bag of bread on his way home in Aleppo. (AFP/ Joseph Eid)

The United States is prepared to discuss with Russia joint efforts to stabilize war-torn Syria, including no-fly zones, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday.

"If our two countries work together to establish stability on the ground, it will lay a foundation for progress on the settlement of Syria's political future," Tillerson said in a statement ahead of this week's G20 summit in Germany.

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