According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the conversation discussed issues on the UN agenda.

"Particular attention was paid to the tasks of promoting a Syrian settlement in the light of the results of the Fifth trilateral meeting of the heads of state - guarantors of the Astana process in Ankara on September 12, as well as the situation in the Persian Gulf," the report said.

Earlier, Lavrov announced the need to adapt the UN Security Council to modern realities.