Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan will hold talks in Moscow on February 28, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
"On February 28, our Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, who will visit Moscow on a working visit," the diplomat said.
Zakharova said that the parties will focus on priority issues of further development of multifaceted Russian-Emirati relations with a focus on the implementation of agreements reached during personal contacts between the leaders of the two countries, as well as the provisions of the strategic declaration between the two states.
In addition, the ministers will hold a detailed exchange of views on topical aspects of the international and regional agenda, including the situation in Syria, Yemen, Libya and the Arab-Israeli settlement. "Priority will be given to the tasks of a political solution to persistent conflicts and contradictions in the Middle East and North Africa. The prospects for sustainable stabilization of the situation in the Persian Gulf through the formation of mechanisms of collective response to existing challenges and threats in this sub-region with the participation of all interested states will be considered," the diplomat added.
Zakharova also said that Lavrov would attend the UN Human Rights Council from February 28 to March 1. "Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to visit Geneva from February 28 to March 1, where he will take part in the high-level segment of the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council and address a conference on disarmament," she said.
According to Zakharova, Lavrov is scheduled to speak with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, a number of bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts, as well as a meeting with the heads of leading international organizations based in Geneva.
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Based on materials from TASS