Vershinin discusses with Pedersen developments in Syria and ways to promote a political settlement of the crisis

New York (ST): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin discussed with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Syria, Geir Pedersen, the current developments in Syria, and ways to promote a political settlement of the crisis while adhering to its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement today: Vershinin met Pedersen in New York, and the focus was on the prospects for advancing the political process led and implemented by the Syrians themselves without external interference and on the basis of respect for Syria’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity.

According to the statement, urgent humanitarian tasks were also addressed, including overcoming the repercussions of the devastating earthquake on the sixth of last February, with an emphasis on the need not to politicize the provision of aid and its commitment to the rules of international humanitarian law.

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