24 Nov 2015 16:42

Russian deputy foreign minister, Egyptian ambassador in Moscow exchange views on Syrian conflict settlement

MOSCOW. Nov 24 (Interfax) - The Russian president's special representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, has met with Egyptian Ambassador to Russia Mohamed El-Badri in Moscow to discuss plans to increase Russian- Egyptian relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday.

The pair "exchanged views on the developments in the Middle Eastern region with an emphasis on efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis in the context of the agreements reached in Vienna by the International Syria Support Group," the ministry said.