[caption id="attachment_153796" align="alignright" width="201"] Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (L) & US Secretary of State Kerry (R)[/caption]
The meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and US Secretary of State Kerry in Geneva has been held second time since the beginning of 2015.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) US Secretary ofState John Kerry said onTwitter Monday that he had just held a "frank" conversation withRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov onthe most vital issues ofinternational affairs.
"Just met with @mfa_russia FM Lavrov forfrank discussions on #Ukraine, #Syria & #IranTalks," Kerry tweeted.
This was the second meeting betweenthe top Russian and US diplomats in2015. The talks took place inthe President Wilson Hotel inGeneva, Switzerland.Last week, Kerry said Moscow was misrepresenting facts onits alleged support foreastern Ukraine's independence forces, accusing Russian officials of "lying tohis face."The fighting inUkraine has killed over6,000 people, according tothe latest UN estimates. In late February, Kerry said the United States were considering new economic sanctions againstRussia inrelation tothe situation inUkraine.