#Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday is starting his tour across the Persian Gulf states, during which he will visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he believed his U.S. colleagues were ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite bilateral tensions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was ready to talk to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's new administration about nuclear weapons and Syria, saying the two countries could together solve many of the world's problems.

Syria talks convened by US Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of Lausanne on October 15 evening failed to agree on a common strategy with Russia to end the conflict in Syria, now in its sixth year.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on October 15 to discuss Syria, officials said on October 12, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.