Tillerson says U.S. ready to support Syrian settlement process in Astana - Lavrov
BONN. Feb 16 (Interfax) - United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has announced his country's intention to support the Syrian settlement process in Astana, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"Yes, he expressed the readiness to support this process," Lavrov told journalists in Bonn after meeting with Tillerson.
The U.S. ambassador attends as an observer, including at the Thursday meeting in Astana, the Russian foreign minister recalled.
"We sent an invitation to Washington, Washington decided that while the administration is being formed, while the Department of State is forming its unit in charge of Syrian crisis settlement, they'd prefer to dispatch their ambassador to Kazakhstan, who is participating in these meetings," Lavrov said.