Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the fight against the coronavirus pandemic as well as the issues of bilateral trade with his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena in a phone conversation on Monday.
At the initiative of the Sri Lankan side, a telephone conversation took place on June 7 between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Facebook.
“Current issues of the bilateral agenda were discussed, including the fight against the spread of the new coronavirus infection, Russian-Sri Lankan trade, economic and military-technical cooperation, humanitarian relations,” the Russian Foreign Ministry statement said.
The two sides also agreed to continue coordination of their actions in the UN and other multilateral platforms.