Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini

Submitted on Fri, 02/03/2017 - 20:31

On February 3, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini, on the initiative of the EU.

During the conversation the officials discussed the situation in Libya, issues related to the Syrian settlement, the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine and the developments in the Balkans.

They agreed to meet on the sidelines of one of the forthcoming multilateral events for a more detailed discussion of possible interaction on international and regional issues, and the general state of affairs between Russia and the European Union.