International powers to meet on Syria May 17 in Vienna: Russia

Syrian soldiers stand on a tank loaded on a lorry as they patrol near the ancient city of
AFP

Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said international powers will meet to discuss the Syria crisis in Vienna on May 17, with recent fighting threatening to derail fledgling peace efforts. 

A spokeswoman told AFP that minister Sergei Lavrov “is planning” to take part in the meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) — which includes 17 key nations — in the Austrian capital next week. 

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