Russian Deputy Foreign Minister discusses Syria with French Special Envoy

This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“An exchange of views was held on promoting a political settlement in Syria on the basis of UN Security Council resolution 2254, which provides for the commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the SAR,” the press release said.

In addition, representatives of Russia and France raised the issue of providing humanitarian assistance to Syria in the context of the pandemic of the coronavirus infection and the need to suspend unilateral sanctions.

At the end of March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed conflict resolution in Libya, Syria and Ukraine.