MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed upcoming Syria peace talks in Munich by phone on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The two statesmen agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Syria and the provision of humanitarian aid to blockaded areas, the ministry said.



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