"We discussed our view that Russian Federation as their closest ally in the conflict perhaps has the best means of helping Assad recognise this reality", he said.
"This is a moment of choice for (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin, and we're certainly as an global community standing strongly to encourage him to make the right choice".
Moscow's support for Mr Assad is seen as a major sticking point for Russia-US relations - the US favours Mr Assad leaving power.
Putin's meeting with Tillerson at the Kremlin lasted for more than two hours, Lavrov said.
His comments follow a frosty meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov and a later meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. "I believe it was the right thing".
Putin offered one olive branch during his meeting with Tillerson, saying he's ready to restore an accord with the U.S.to avoid conflicts between their militaries in the skies over Syria, according to Lavrov.
"And of course, that's not to mention that apart from the statements, we observed very recently the extremely worrying actions, when an illegal attack against Syria was undertaken".
The resolution, which aimed to bolster support for worldwide inquiries into a deadly toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun last week, was being pushed by the US, Britain and France.
Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State: "Our priority in Syria, John, really hasn't changed". The Russians held to a tentative schedule that was worked out in advance, USA officials said.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke after holding a meeting on Syria.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday offered her own advice to Russian Federation over its alliance with the Syrian regime.
Mr Tillerson's visit to Moscow comes amid mounting tensions. Trump called Assad a "butcher" for a chemical attack that killed more than 80 Syrians. And shortly afterwards, Russian Federation vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded Syrian cooperation on the investigation.
Action taken should be within the UN framework and in accordance with the UN Charter and basic norms of global relations, Wang said. He even pointed out that all the vacancies in the U.S. State Department make it hard to tell what's going on in the U.S. capital. He was referring to widespread vacancies throughout the top State Department leadership that has fueled a perception in the US that Tillerson and his agency are being sidelined by Trump. But this time, in contrast to former U.S. President Barack Obama - who had declared the use of chemicals a "red line" but eventually decided not to use force - current President Donald Trump ordered a missile attack against al-Shayrat Air Base, where the planes that dropped the chemicals on Khan Shaykhun are based.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Wednesday said that the president was not ruling out another attack on Syrian government installations if Assad continued to use chemical weapons against civilians.
The president said he's "very impressed" with Xi, adding he thought he means well and wants to help.
Trump said the U.S.
Trump came to the presidency promising to seek closer ties with Russian Federation and greater cooperation fighting against their common enemy in Syria, Islamic State.
At the same time, Lavrov the official noted that Moscow that Washington is ready to support the idea of launching an global inquiry into the alleged chemical weapons attack in Idlib.
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