Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on the Syrian opposition to support Moscow and Washington in their efforts to work towards convening a peace conference to end the bloodshed in Syria.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on the Syrian opposition to support Moscow and Washington in their efforts to work towards convening a peace conference to end the bloodshed in Syria.

“It is important for all participants to express articulate support for the Russian-US initiative to implement the Geneva communiqué," Lavrov was quoted as saying in the Swedish town of Kiruna by Russian news agencies.

The so-called “Syrian National Coalition” opposition group is scheduled to meet in Istanbul on May 23 to discuss a Russia-US proposal for an international conference on a political solution to the Syrian conflict.