20 Jan 2014 19:22

Russian, British diplomats discuss Syrian crisis

MOSCOW. Jan 20 (Interfax) - Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and British Ambassador to Russia Timothy Barrow have exchanged their views on the pressing issues of the Middle East agenda.

The meeting was held "with a focus on the problem of the political settlement of the Syrian crisis through the convening of the Geneva II international conference," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Monday.

Bogdanov was meeting with the ambassador at the latter's request.