Vladimir Dobrovolsky. The head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini and the foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov at a meeting in new York on Tuesday agreed on the need to Express our support for the efforts of the United Nations on the resolution of the crises in the Syrian Arab Republic and Libya, according to a communiqu? of the European external action service (EBU).

The meeting between Lavrov and Mogherini took place on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in new York. By results of negotiations of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that the meeting discussed the main issues of relations between Russia and the EU, as well as the situation in Ukraine and the middle East.

"The high Commissioner and Minister Lavrov discussed a wide range of international and bilateral issues. In the Syrian Arab Republic and Libya, they shared the need to Express our support for efforts under the leadership of the United Nations to provide political solutions to both crises, and to work on humanitarian issues, including the urgent necessity of managing the flow of immigrants and migrants, " said the EMU.

in addition, according to the EU, Mogherini said Lavrov on the process the naval operation of the EU in the Mediterranean, the purpose of which is opposition to illegal migrants carriers.

employees of foreign ministries also exchanged views on the prospects of resumption of negotiations " middle East Quartet ", the Meeting of which is scheduled for Wednesday, and on the implementation of the agreements on the settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.

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