29 Mar 2018 17:51

Russian diplomat, Iranian ambassador discuss Syrian crisis

MOSCOW. March 29 (Interfax) - The Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Sanai on Thursday to discuss the situation in the Middle East.

The meeting "focused on Russian-Iranian cooperation aimed at settling the Syrian crisis, including in the context of the upcoming trilateral meeting of the presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey in Ankara," the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on its website.