Vladimir Safronkov (C, front), Russian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria at the UN headquarters in NY, on April 12, 2017. Nearly 100 days into President Donald Trump's first term in office, the USA has appeared determined to oppose Russian Federation at every corner.
The attack on Khan Sheikhoun is expected to be near the top of the agenda when the OPCW's executive committee meets Thursday at the organization's headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
Mr Tillerson's trip to Moscow comes just days after a USA air strike on a Syrian airbase, mounted in response to a chemical attack on a Syrian village, which is widely blamed on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a Russian ally.
Tillerson said he wants to understand why U.S. -Russia differences exist.
During a joint press conference Wednesday, Tillerson said the two had a "lengthy exchange of views regarding the situation in Syria and shared perspectives on possible ways forward".
Echoing the Russian stance on cooperation, Tillerson said Russia and the United States will continue discussions about how to find a solution to the Syrian conflict.
He said Moscow has lots of questions about the "very ambiguous" and "contradictory" ideas emanating from Washington.
By casting a veto on a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons, Russian Federation said "no" to resolving the conflict in the country, USA ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday evening.
"We believe it's fundamentally important not to let these actions happen again".
Trump warns Chinese President about bombing Syria during dessert
Beaming, Bartiromo asked: "When did you tell him?" "You have no idea how many people want to hear to the answer to this", he said. It was a full day in Palm Beach. 'It is up to the Syrian people to decide on Syria's future, ' Tass reported.
The tense start to Tillerson's visit illustrated the widening chasm between the former Cold War foes. "The world's two foremost nuclear powers can not have this kind of relationship", Tillerson said. During his 2016 campaign, Trump said he would decide whether to honor the commitment to protect the Baltic republics against Russian aggression, based on whether those countries "have fulfilled their obligations to us".
"The recent chemical weapons attack carried out in Syria was planned and executed by Syrian forces, and we are confident of that", Tillerson said. Turkey has said tests showed sarin gas was used. "We insist on a most thorough, independent investigation into that incident", Lavrov said.
The demand for evidence of U.S. accusations was a big talking point for Lavrov, who urged an impartial, global investigation into the putative gas attack, instead of just drawing conclusions and reacting before the information is all in.
"Putin is backing a person that's truly an evil person, and I think it's very bad for Russian Federation. And we had the most lovely piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen and President Xi was enjoying it", Trump told the Fox Business television network.
"I think it's very bad for Russian Federation".
Of Assad, Trump added: "This is an animal". "And we suspect that they have help", a United States military official told reporters at a background briefing Friday.
Trust between Russian Federation and the US under Trump "at the working level, especially at the military level, hasn't improved; rather it's deteriorated", Putin said, according to a Kremlin transcript published Wednesday of an interview with the Mir TV channel.
Tillerson said Tuesday that Assad's time leading Syria was "coming to an end" and that Russian Federation could lose relevance in the Middle East if it continues to support Assad. Intelligence services from several Western countries dispute that claim.
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