Lavrov, ICRC chief discuss humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger have held a meeting on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly, TASS reported, citing a statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"The parties discussed issues related to humanitarian activities in the key areas of the region, including the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Sudan, Afghanistan and Syria," the statement reads.
"They also compared their positions on the current aspects of the ICRC’s work in Russia," the ministry added.
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