Pentagon says still no agreement with Russia on cooperation on Syria

There is still no substantial agreement between Russia and the United States on effective cooperation on Syria, US Department of Defense spokesperson Peter Cook said, Sputnik reports.

On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the Syrian issue with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva. Lavrov said after the talks that there is "better mutual understanding of this issue" between the two countries.

"Some of the differences in those discussions toward a durable solutions have been narrowed, but as Secretary Kerry said, issues still remain that need to be addressed. There is no agreement at this time," Cook said on Friday.