(CNN) -- Today could be a crucial day in the push to rid Syria of chemical weapons. It's day two of meetings between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland. A plan could be created Friday, but then again ... The United Nations is also poised to get involved. Although Syria's bloody civil war is over two years old, power players from many nations seemed focused on making changes. Here are the five things to pay attention to today. 1. Nailing down a plan Lavrov and Kerry take 2. The most talked about chat in the world goes into its second day Friday with many hoping that the two can nail down a blueprint to destroy Syria's chemical weapons.
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