Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov had a telephone Conversation with Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The conversation took place on Germany's initiative." chief of the foreign Affairs agencies discussed a number of topical international issues, including the situation around Syria, as well as the issues of implementing Minsk agreements on Ukraine in the context of the outcome of the Ministerial meeting in "channel format" on November 6 in Berlin ", - reported in the report on the Internet office of the Foreign Ministry.