This is stated in the message of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

It is noted that the situation in Libya, Syria and Iraq, the Western Balkans region, Venezuela, Belarus and Ukraine were discussed.

They also substantively discussed the state of affairs in the OSCE and the Council of Europe.

“On the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, the need to observe a humanitarian truce, an agreement on which was reached in Moscow on the initiative of Russian President V.V.

Putin on October 10 this year, ”the Foreign Ministry said.

The report says that the Russian side emphasized that interaction with the EU "is possible only on the basis of equality and consideration of each other's legitimate interests."

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that relations between Russia and the EU are of serious concern.