WASHINGTON, D.C. / DARAMSUQ — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Tuesday, discussing regional security, growing bilateral cooperation, and the integration of Syria’s minority communities. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Rubio “stressed the importance of ongoing integration of all of Syria’s minority groups” and praised Syria’s progress in cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).