Lavrov said they discussed the situation in and around Ukraine and once again drew attention to the subversive line of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, which have been involved in the conflict for a long time and more and more deeply.

The head of Russian diplomacy called the talks with his Iranian counterpart ‘very useful and productive’.

Lavrov added that at the meeting with Abdolahian he also discussed other international issues, including the situation in Syria, Afghanistan, the South Caucasus and Yemen, as well as the Middle East settlement.

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