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The Latest: Kerry, Lavrov to meet in Vienna about Syria

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, Syrian President Bashar Assad, second left, shakes hand with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, as Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, looks on in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. President Bashar Assad was in Moscow, in his first known trip abroad since the war broke out in Syria in 2011, to meet his strongest ally Russian leader Putin. The two leaders stressed that the military operations in Syria - in which Moscow is the latest and most powerful addition- must lead to a political process. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, Syrian President Bashar Assad, second left, shakes hand with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, as Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, looks on in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. President Bashar Assad was in Moscow, in his first known trip abroad since the war broke out in Syria in 2011, to meet his strongest ally Russian leader Putin. The two leaders stressed that the military operations in Syria - in which Moscow is the latest and most powerful addition- must lead to a political process. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

By Associated Press October 21, 2015 1 min read

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – The latest developments about Syria (all times local).

4:25 p.m.

Russia’s foreign ministry says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have agreed to meet in Vienna with their counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Turkey to discuss the Syria crisis.

The statement released on Wednesday comes after Syrian President Bashar Assad went on a surprise visit to Moscow and met President Vladimir Putin.

Russia began carrying out airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria last month to support Assad’s troops.