PARIS, Nov 9 - RIA Novosti. The meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of France and Russia will be held on November 12 in Paris on the sidelines of the international conference on Libya, the parties will discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Iranian nuclear deal and Afghanistan, the French Foreign Ministry said in a communique.
"On the sidelines of the international conference on Libya, the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Armed Forces of France will receive their Russian counterparts, Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu, in Paris on November 12, within the framework of the Security Cooperation Council," the statement said.
It is noted that the parties will discuss the political and military aspects of regional and international crises, in particular, the situation in Ukraine and in the Sahara-Sahel region.
"The ministers will also discuss the joint efforts of France and Russia within the framework of the Minsk Group co-chairmanship, as well as close cooperation between the Euro-construction countries and Russia for the early resumption of negotiations with Iran to return to compliance with the JCPOA," the French Foreign Ministry added.
The French and Russian Foreign Ministers will also exchange views on regional security in the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific region.
