ArmInfo. Special Representative of the President of Russia on the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov met with Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toghanyan.
According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the meeting was held on the initiative of an Armenian diplomat. During the conversation, in the context of the Russian-Armenian foreign policy interaction, a discussion of topical Middle Eastern issues took place with an emphasis on the humanitarian aspects of resolving the Syrian crisis.
To note, at the beginning of this year, the Armenian military humanitarian contingent of 83 people left for Syria. The Armenian contingent is entrusted with the tasks of demining outside the combat zone, informing people of the mine and providing medical assistance to the residents of Aleppo.