Lavrov and Zarif discuss involving external players in political settlement in Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif have discussed the situation in Syria in a telephone conversation focusing on involving external players in the political settlement in the country.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that during the conversation initiated by the Russian side, "an exchange of opinions on the situation in Syria continued in the context of tasks of fighting against terrorism and facilitating the process of political settlement of the crisis in the country, including by mobilizing international support and involving main countries in the region."

First published by TASS.

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