Syrian foreign minister to visit Moscow on Feb 21

MOSCOW. Feb 16 (Interfax) - Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will pay a visit to Moscow and hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on February 21, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.

"The parties are expected to have a thorough exchange of views on the development of the situation within the country and surrounding it, with an emphasis on the prospects of facilitating a comprehensive political settlement," she said at a briefing in Moscow on Wednesday.