Iran Foreign Minister to meet Russian, Syrian counterparts on Friday
The FM will also hold a one-to-one meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, foreign ministry spokesman said.
While in Moscow for talks on Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is also due to hold a one-to-one meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
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Zarif will also hold a one-to-one meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said late Wednesday.
Iran and Russia are key financial and military supporters of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
More than 300,000 people have been killed and millions forced to flee their homes since Syria's conflict erupted in March 2011 with protests calling for Assad's ouster.
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Moscow faces growing diplomatic pressure over a Russian-backed Syrian offensive against rebel-held areas of the battleground city of Aleppo that the UN says has left hundreds dead since September 22.
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