1st Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Vladimir Titov agreed on Wednesday in the capital of Russia with state Secretary of the German foreign Ministry Marcus Federerom settlement of the Syrian drop and the implementation of the Minsk agreements in Ukraine, according to a report from the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs.

"The sides discussed topical issues in Russian-German agenda. In this context, there has been an intensification of inter-parliamentary, interdepartmental, interregional, cultural and humanitarian contacts. Positive feedback had been received on the outcome after significant break of the 14th meeting of the Russian-German public Forum "Petersburg dialogue" in Potsdam from 22 to 24 October 2015. Stressed the importance of the upcoming 2016-2017 major humanitarian action - the "cross" Year of youth exchanges. There was a substantive discussion of pressing international issues, including settlement of the Syrian drop and the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Ukraine ", - reported in the document.

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