Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault had a phone conversation during which they discussed Karabakh conflict settlement.

As the press service of the Foreign Ministry noted, the ministers also discussed the priorities of the “Normandy format” in the context of implementation of the Minsk Agreements to overcome the internal Ukrainian crisis, focusing on the need to carry out their political affairs.

The issues of the Middle East settlement and activities of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, USA, France) aimed at finding solution to the Karabakh conflict  were discussed.