Kerry, Lavrov to discuss Syria in Paris![]() May 24, 2013 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next week in Paris to discuss peace talks in Syria, according to The Associated Press. U.S. officials say they want to advance efforts to start talks between the Syrian government and opposition leaders. The officials say Kerry will extend a seven-day trip through the Middle East and Africa by one day to dine Monday with Lavrov. The U.S. wants to convince Syrian rebel leaders to attend the planned peace talks in Geneva next month. The Russians have been pressing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime to attend as well. The U.S. hopes that by bringing both parties to the negotiating table, it will make progress on a political transition that could end more than two years of civil war. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |