MOSCOW-Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed on Friday the situation in Syria and Russia-Iran relations during a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
More than 30 heads of state and government, over 80 foreign and defense ministers are participating in the 53rd Munich Security Conference (MSC) that kicked off on Friday, Sputnik reported.
“The sides discussed bilateral relations, including the schedule of upcoming contacts on various levels,” the ministry said in a statement. “The ministers also exchanged opinions on the Syrian agenda in the context of the recent Astana consultations,” the statement said.
Earlier, Zarif, during his meeting with the UN Chief’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on the sideline of the Munich Conference, stressed the need to attain political solution to the crisis in Syria. He referred to the importance of supporting the intra-Syrian dialogue away from foreign interference , enhancing the cessation of hostilities and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to besieged and displaced people.
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