A transcript of the relevant conversation between Pompeo and journalists was published on the website of the US State Department.
According to him, he held many talks with the US partners about the situation in Idlib. According to him, including he had conversations with the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Turkey, Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu.
"We hope that this can be resolved diplomatically," he said.
Pompeo also commented on US President Donald Trump's statement on the situation in Idlib.
"The Russians have committed themselves, saying that this is a zone of de-escalation and this will be resolved within the framework of the Geneva process. I think that the president's tweet was an attempt to remind them about it, "he said.
In addition, the US Secretary of State said that Washington shared Russia's concern over terrorism in the north and north-west of Syria.
"We absolutely agree with them that there are terrorists in these places and it is necessary to take care that they are not engaged in the export of terrorism around the world," Pompeo summarized.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump called for the prevention of the operation of the Syrian army in the province of Idlib.
In turn, the spokesman for Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that the nest of terrorism in Idlib destabilizes the situation in Syria.