Dushanbe, 10.08.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. The Russian and German foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Frank Walter Steinmeier, have discussed the situation in Syria by telephone at the German side’s request, the TASS reported citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“The ministers exchanged views on the situation in Syria and international assistance to settling the conflict in that country with a focus on resuming the inclusive dialogue between the government and the opposition within the framework of the Geneva process; as well as on ways of raising the efficiency of struggle against terrorist and extremist organizations and the solution of humanitarian tasks”, — the ministry said.
The Russian and German foreign ministers considered separate aspects of Russian-German relations, including the schedule of forthcoming bilateral contacts.