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Russian FM Sergey Lavrov criticized Washington's Syria strategy during an interview with local media.
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a bitter foe of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
Press secretary Peter Cook said the Russia-US talks are "likely to take place as soon as this weekend".
Syrian insurgents opposed to Assad are forming a joint military "operations room" to coordinate operations against Russian airstrikes.
The BRICS bank has an initial authorized capital of $100 billion.
In the early hours of October 8, Russian aircraft performed 22 sorties, destroying 27 ISIL facilities in Syria, Moscow claimed.
The US and Russia are both bombarding Syrian territory purportedly to defeat terrorist forces.
Russian aviation conducted over 60 flights hitting more than 50 infrastructure facilities of the Islamic State in Syria, officials claimed.
Russian President Putin also dismissed media reports that said Russian strikes in Syria had hit civilians.
"60% of Syria is controlled either by ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra or other terrorist organisations," said Putin.
