Russia’s Lavrov, Iran’s Zarif Discuss Syrian Settlement in Phone Talk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed outside efforts to resolve the Syrian conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Lavrov spoke with Zarif by phone in a follow-up to Monday’s Russian-Iranian-Azerbaijani summit in Baku.

"Topical issues on the bilateral and regional agenda, including the issue of external support for Syrian settlement, were discussed," the ministry said in a statement.