Russian, Syrian foreign ministers to hold talks in Moscow Friday

MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. The Russian and Syrian foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Walid Muallem, are due to discuss in Moscow on Friday the military-political and humanitarian situation in Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. Muallem will pay a working visit to Russia at Lavrov’s invitation on October 27-29. The talks will "focus on the pace of developments in Aleppo and efforts of the Russian and Syrian military" who continue the fight against the Islamic State and Jabhat Al-Nusra terrorist groups (banned in Russia). The top diplomats will also discuss providing humanitarian assistance to the Syrian citizens, which includes foodstuffs, medical supplies and essentials, the ministry said. Read more