U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hold a joint press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 26, 2016. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told press on Friday that talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had made much headway, with minor details remaining to be addressed in view of brokering a new cessation of hostilities for war-torn Syria. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)