Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif agreed on March 19 to work towards a settlement of the Venezuelan crisis.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) and his
Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (File photo: Reuters).
The two top diplomats
discussed the current situation in Venezuela during a phone conversation at the
initiative of the Iranian side, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a brief
statement.
They expressed
"readiness to contribute, on the basis of the principles of the UN (United
Nations) Charter, to the efforts of the international community to find mutual
understanding between the responsible political forces of Venezuela."
These efforts should
be in the interests of ensuring Venezuela's internal peace and the earliest
possible solution of pressing social and economic tasks, the statement said.
Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Sergei Ryabkov is scheduled to meet US Special Representative for Venezuela
Elliott Abrams in Rome later on March 19.
Russia has said repeatedly
that it opposes foreign interference, especially armed intervention, in
Venezuela's internal affairs and called for dialogue between the government and
the opposition.
Source: NDO
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