Lavrov and Maas discuss Russia’s rapprochement with Council of Europe
HELSINKI – Today May 17 in Helsinki, on the sidelines of the session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CCEE), German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas held a scheduled meeting with his Russian counterpart – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to the German Foreign Ministry, in addition to the hot topics related to Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine and Iran, the issue of preserving the membership of the Russian Federation in the Council of Europe was discussed.
“Other topics of the talks are Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine and Iran,” the German Foreign Ministry noted, stressing that “Russia belongs to the Council of Europe and must pay its dues again” to the organization.
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Recall that the six-month Finnish presidency of the CMCE is being completed, which will be transferred to France.