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Russian Deputy foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov and President of the International Committee of the red cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer discussed the situation in Syria and Ukraine, said Monday the Russian foreign Ministry.
The meeting was held in Geneva on 27 February.
“The parties discussed the issues of strengthening cooperation between Russia and the ICRC called for further development of the dialogue. Special attention was paid to the situation in Syria and the Ukraine, with an emphasis on respect for international humanitarian law”, — stated in the message following the meeting.
The foreign Ministry noted that the meeting, held in the framework of maintaining regular contacts between the leaders of the Russian foreign Ministry with representatives of the ICRC “confirmed the high level of cooperation between Russia and the Committee for humanitarian issues”.