Russian deputy foreign minister holds talks with leader of Kurdish forces in Syria

MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. Russian presidential envoy for the Middle East and African countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has held talks with the chairman of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party Saleh Muslim. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the meeting took place on Thursday in Paris.

"The discussion focused on the developments in Syria and around it with emphasis on consolidating efforts in fighting against the threat coming from the Islamic State and other terrorist organizations, and promoting political settlement of the Syrian crisis on the basis of the Geneva communique from 30 June 2012 that guarantees sovereignty, territorial integrity and secularity of the country where equal legal rights are ensured for all ethnic-religious groups living on its territory," the foreign ministry said.

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