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(CNN) -- Russia's top diplomat and the international envoy to Syria warned Saturday that the Middle East nation's conflict is becoming more militarized and sectarian, further endangering the region.

The statements followed a meeting between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations envoy, which was aimed at bringing both sides of the civil war to the negotiating table.

"I think Sergey Lavrov is absolutely right that the conflict is not only more and more militarized, it is more and more sectarian, Brahimi told reporters following the talks in Moscow.

"And if we are not careful and if the Syrians are not careful, it will be a mainly sectarian conflict."

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