Shoigu, French defense minister discuss European security, situation in crisis regions by phone

  • 2019-07-16
  • Interfax/TBT Staff

MOSCOW - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and French Defense Minister Florence Parly have discussed the situation in the crisis regions worldwide and the issues of European security in a telephone call, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"The parties exchanged views on the situation in the crisis regions worldwide and relevant issues of European security. The current state and the prospects of Russian-French military interaction were addressed," the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Shoigu and Parly had the telephone conversation as part of preparations for a meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council, the ministry said.