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MOSCOW - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 5 to discuss a number of foreign political issues, including Syria, Yemen, and Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

“The foreign policy chiefs discussed the promotion of settlement processes in Syria and Yemen, some aspects of the situation in Donbas in the context of the Ukraine crisis, and also some issues pertaining to bilateral relations,” the ministry said.