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Russia's foreign minister has urged the US to maintain contacts with all sides in the Syrian conflict, except for jihadist groups.
Sergey Lavrov, speaking after talks in Moscow with Syria's opposition leaders, also welcomed the rebels' willingness to take part in the Geneva negotiations, set to resume next week.
But while politicians push for a breakthrough - time is running out for people living in the warzone, as Maria Finoshina reports.