US open to working with Russia to set up Syrian no-fly zones, Tillerson says

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday night that even though relations with Russia are "at a very low point", Washington is open to the possibility of working with Moscow "to establish stability on the ground" in Syria. He said the two countries could cooperate in establishing no-fly zones and truce observer forces in the same way that they set up deconfliction zones in Syria to prevent clashes between their air forces. Tillerson made the remarks immediately before departing for the G20 summit in Germany. US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss Syria when they meet Friday on the sidelines of the summit.     

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