13 Jan 2014 11:14

Syrian foreign minister to visit Moscow before Geneva II - ambassador

MOSCOW. Jan 13 (Interfax) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mualem plans to visit Russia before the Geneva II international peace conference for Syria due on January 22, Syrian Ambassador in Moscow Riyad Haddad said.

"He will come to Moscow before Geneva II," he told Interfax on Monday.

The ambassador added that the precise date of the visit has not yet been set.