MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will build on the success of a local ceasefire in south-west Syria and seek further opportunities to cooperate with the United States in resolving the Syrian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
Lavrov, speaking at a news conference, said: "We will try, on this basis, to take further steps forward."
He said Russia had durable contacts with U.S. officials over the conflict in Syria, and was hoping to broker cease-fires in other parts of the country.
(Reporting by Christian Lowe; Editing by Denis Pinchuk)
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