The Foreign Ministry confirmed the meeting of Lavrov and Pedersen on January 24.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on January 24, the Russian foreign ministry confirmed.
“Yes”, – the Russian Foreign Ministry answered the corresponding question.
Earlier, Pedersen’s spokeswoman Jennifer Fenton told the reporters that the UN special envoy plans to hold talks in Moscow on Friday with Lavrov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According to her, Pedersen will visit Damascus next week and then hold a briefing for the UN Security Council.