U.S., Russia express their mutual concerns about Syria

Friday, December 7, 2012

DUBLIN -- Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks, which suggested Washington and Moscow might unite behind a strategy as the Assad regime weakens.

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