the Republic of Italy
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini by Telephone
PRESS RELEASE
On January 7, a telephone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Franco Frattini took place at the Italian side's initiative.
Lavrov and Frattini exchanged views regarding the current situation surrounding the Gaza Strip. Special attention was paid to providing the Strip's population with urgent humanitarian aid.
Also discussed was the critical situation surrounding gas supplies from Russia to Europe that has arisen through the Ukrainian authorities' fault.
January 8, 2009