Lavrov: Syria rebels 'more realistic' amid push for talks

Russia is seeing more "realism" from the Syrian opposition, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday, as Moscow pressed on with efforts to set up elusive peace talks between the warring sides.

Speaking in an interview to Moscow's Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper, Lavrov praised some steps by the opposition, but said that no "constructive platform" has yet been found to unite all those opposing the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (AFP)