Lavrov and Kerry discuss Syria and doping scandal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed ways to resolve the Syria crisis and Russia's doping scandal in a phone call on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"Lavrov told Kerry all that he thinks about the anti-Russian, inflammatory claims made by the US Anti-Doping agency to the International Olympic Committee," Reuters cited the ministry as saying.