US close to reaching agreement with Russia on Syria

Washington and Moscow have reached agreement on military cooperation and humanitarian Syria involved in war.

12 hours after a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State, John Kerry, in Geneva, did not report a significant result.

"We're close," said Kerry. "But we will not insist on a deal until it meets all the needs of people in Syria".

Kerry said that "we have achieved a clarity in our way forward" for a cessation of hostilities, and added that "most" of the technical obstacles to reaching a ceasefire have left but some issues remain unresolved.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters made "important steps" in an agreement to stop the violence.

"I think in the near future we will present the results of our joint efforts," Lavrov said.

There was hope for a notice of termination of the fighting in Syria and in the development of a new round of peace talks brokered by the UN.

But Kerry said he did not want to announce ahead of time to reach an agreement.

"We do not want to make a statement ... that it is not mandatory that no details processed," said Kerry.

"Until agreement is reached, none of us is prepared to announce a presumed failure. We do not want to reach an agreement for the sake of agreement, we want an agreement that is effective, that works for the people of Syria, which makes the region more stable and more secure, that brought us to this table in Geneva, to find a political solution, "said Kerry.

US Secretary of State said that the US and Russian experts, in the coming days will hold meetings in Geneva in an attempt to iron out the remaining obstacles in order to reach a lasting agreement.

Meanwhile, Lavrov said that one of the unresolved issues is the possibility of coordination of air strikes against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups in Syria.

At this point, he said the United States did not meet their promise not to support Al-Nustret group, who are fighting alongside forces backed by the US.

"Without a clear definition of terrorist groups and opposition forces, I see no possibility of achieving complete cessation of hostilities," said Lavrorv./ShikoNews