Diplomats push for new Syria talks

The president of the United Nations Security Council said important developments were under way in efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the 21-month war in Syria and there could be another US-Russia meeting with international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi next week.

Pakistan's UN ambassador Masood Khan told a news conference that Mr Brahimi was trying to pave the way for a diplomatic breakthrough and planned to follow up talks in Moscow last Saturday with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov with new three-way talks.