US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he would head to Moscow next week to meet Russian leaders and try to build momentum for a push to end Syria's civil war, AFP reports.
Washington and Moscow have worked together to bring a group of regional and world powers together to forge a framework for a Syrian ceasefire and political transition. But signs of tension have begun to rise again as the United States seeks to host the next meeting of the "International Syrian Support Group" in New York on December 18.
Russia has said it is too soon to confirm the New York talks will go ahead while Saudi Arabia is still meeting Syria's divided opposition factions.