FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson exchanged views on Syrian crisis talks scheduled for May 3-4 in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

They also agreed to hold talks during an Arctic Council event in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 10-11.