Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed in a phone call with his Saudi counterpart Adel Al Jubeir current aspects of cooperation between Russia and the Kingdom, TASS news reported Saturday. 
The foreign ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia discussed current aspects of further development of mutually beneficial Russian-Saudi relations, including schedule of contacts at various levels, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. 
They expressed the common opinion that steady promotion of the overwhelming relations is to the long-term interests of the countries, favors peace and stability on the regional and international arenas
The foreign ministers agreed to continue discussing possible ways to settle crises in the Middle East, the ministry said.