The Latest: White House says Trump pressed envoy on Syria

President Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed Vladimir Putin's top diplomat to the White House for Trump's highest level face-to-face contact with a Russian government official since he took office in January. (Russian Foreign Ministry Photo via AP) President Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed Vladimir Putin's top diplomat to the White House for Trump's highest level face-to-face contact with a Russian government official since he took office in January. (Russian Foreign Ministry Photo via AP)

By Associated Press May 10, 2017 4 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the Washington visit of Russian’s top diplomat for meetings with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (all times local):

12:55 p.m.

The White House says President Donald Trump stressed several issues in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (SEHR’-gay LAHV’-rahf), including ending the civil war in Syria and improving U.S.-Russia relations.

The White House says Trump made clear for the need for Russia to “rein in” the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, along with Iran and its proxies.

Russia and Iran are both aligned with Assad against rebel factions that want to remove Assad from office.