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Russia is trying to work out a deal with the US to have all rebels leave Aleppo.
Moscow strongly criticized Western powers for not condemning an attack on Russian mobile hospital units.
Syrian military says it has recaptured two key areas of eastern Aleppo, further tightening the noose on Islamist rebels.
The UNSC extended OPCW's mandate to investigate the use of chemical weapons in Syria for another year.
De Mistura's has condemned the high numbers of rockets fired indiscriminately at Western Aleppo.
The UNSC also condemned attacks on schools in Syria and said these could constitute war crimes.
Russia and the US held talks with regional players on the Syria crisis last week but that amounted to little.
Aleppo is just the place from where we can start the conversation and, hopefully, extend it to every place where civilians are at risk.
This is the first time for the two diplomats to meet since relations between Moscow and Washington soured.
