Russia, US hold talks on Syria, terrorism

MOSCOW - Russia and the United States agreed on Wednesday to keep fighting international terrorism and continue discussions on resolving the Syrian conflict despite turbulent relations and a string of pending disputes between the two countries.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson were fruitful. He said he and Tillerson also had a two-hour meeting and added the discussions showed good prospects for future joint work.

"It has been a long day. ... The talks were comprehensive, frank and covered the whole spectrum of issues, which are key to our bilateral relations and interaction on the international affairs," Lavrov said.