Lavrov, Ban discuss Syrian crisis over phone

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had a telephone conversation to discuss the situation in Syria and peace settlement in Ukraine, TASS news agency reported Tuesday.

"Ban Ki-moon thanked Russia for its support to the UN and praised Moscow's role in the matters of ensuring global peace and security," a statement by the "Ban Ki-moon thanked Russia for its support to the UN and praised Moscow’s role in the matters of ensuring global peace and security," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

Lavrov also thanked Ban for the messages expressing gratitude for cooperation, which he sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

"In the course of the conversation, they took up some pressing issues of the international agenda, including the situation in Syria and other countries of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the peace settlement in Ukraine on the basis of the Minsk accords and the UN Security Council Resolution 2202, which endorsed them," the statement added.

Source: MENA