Foreign ministers Sergey Lavrov of Russia and Abbas Araghchi of Iran discussed the conflict in the Middle East, efforts by a number of countries toward de-escalation, and debates at the UN Security Council on ways of ensuring the safe passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a press release, APA reports.
"The [two foreign] ministers discussed in detail developments around the latest conflict in the Middle East, and efforts being made by a number of countries toward de-escalating tensions, as they also exchanged opinions on the course of debate at the UN Security Council regarding ways to ensure the safe passage of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and overcome other consequences of the unprovoked US and Israeli operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran," the press release reads.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, APA reports.
The two discussed bilateral relations and the global situation, the Iranian Foreign Ministry reported.
The statement indicated that details of the conversation between Lavrov and Araghchi will be published later.
