April 26, 2017
IN A BOX OR AT THE BALLOT BOX:
Saudi minister, after Russia talks, says Syria's Assad still has to go (Reuters, 4/26/17)
Despite well known differences between Moscow and Riyadh over the role of Assad -- Moscow has rejected calls for him to quit and says his future should be decided in elections -- Lavrov said there were no insurmountable differences between the two when it came to finding a solution to the Syria crisis.
Posted by Orrin Judd at April 26, 2017 9:04 AM