19 Aug 2014 14:23

Lavrov, ICRC president agree to take measures to send aid to Ukraine in coming hours - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. Aug 18 (Interfax) - Measures to resolve the issue of sending the Russian humanitarian aid to Ukraine will be taken in the coming hours, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"Russian Foreign Minister [Sergei Lavrov] and the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have agreed to take in the coming hours active measures in order to resolve the issue of fastest start of sending the Russian humanitarian cargo as intended," the Russian Ministry posted a statement on its website.

Lavrov and ICRC President Peter Maurer talked on the telephone on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said.