Lavrov, Brahimi Stress Importance of Dialogue to Resolve Crisis in Syria Lavrov, Brahimi Stress Importance of Dialogue to Resolve Crisis in SyriaRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi reiterated the importance of dialogue among all sides in Syria without preconditions in order to end violence and resolve the crisis in the country. In a statement on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Lavrov and Brahimi discussed in a phone call the prospects of convening the international conference on Syria and exchanged viewpoints regarding a political and diplomatic settlement in Syria. The two sides stressed that only through dialogue on equal footing between all sides in Syria without any preconditions can there be an end to violence in Syria, which would lead into detailed discussions of the country's future. Russia and the US reached an agreement to hold the international conference on Syria in Geneva following talks between Lavrov and US cou