The US and Russia are to meet for talks over the Syria crisis, their first meeting since bilateral ceasefire negotiations stalled.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday.

The meeting between the two countries will be the first since the US suspended Syrian ceasefire talks with Russia on October 3, accusing Moscow of failing to live up to to its commitments under the previous ceasefire agreement.

Foreign ministers from Turkey, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, and Iran will also take part in the talks, where discussion will centre on what further steps could be taken to get a Syria settlement.