Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry held a phone talk Thursday, discussing the situation in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry held a phone talk Thursday, discussing the situation in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"In continuation of the recent International Syria Support Group meeting, co-chaired by Russia and the United States, the sides continued to discuss ways to overcome the conflict in that country, including strengthening the ceasefire, with the exception of the fight against terrorist groups," the ministry said in a statement.