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U.S., Russian Top Diplomats Talk Amid Syria Buildup

Putin and Lavrov attend a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Dushanbe
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, September 15, 2015 / Reuters
September 15, 2015

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by telephone on Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and the conflict in Syria was on Kerry's agenda for the discussions, the U.S. State Department said.

State Department spokesman John Kirby did not immediately offer details of the call between Kerry and Lavrov. U.S. officials have indicated that Russia is increasing its military presence in Syria and have expressed concern about whether Moscow is boosting support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

(Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; writing by David Alexander)

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