12 Jan 2015 18:11

Russian, Syrian diplomats discuss planned inter-Syrian contacts

MOSCOW. Jan 12 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed an inter-Syrian consultative meeting on Syrian settlement, scheduled to be held in Moscow in late January, with Syrian Ambassador to Moscow Riyad Haddad on Monday.

"The parties discussed plans to hold inter-Syrian consultations in Moscow in late January 2015 aimed at facilitating the earliest possible political resolution of the crisis in Syria," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.