Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov’s meeting with General Secretary of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid

Submitted on Mon, 10/17/2016 - 15:10

On October 16, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and North Africa Mikhail Bogdanov held a prearranged meeting with General Secretary of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid in Brussels.

The officials had a concerned and frank exchange of views that was also attended by Russia's Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov, focusing on the military, political and humanitarian situation in Syria and on the situation in Libya. They stressed that the conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa should be settled based on the principles of international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.