"[Lavrov] stressed the importance of paying more attention to the issues of high priority for Russia — to the fight against racism, neo-Nazism, aggressive nationalism, ethnic and religious intolerance and mass statelessness of people, particularly in the Baltic countries. The difficult human rights situation in Ukraine has also been discussed," the statement read.
The sides also discussed the situation in Syria with an emphasis on the ways for the fight against human rights' violations to facilitate political settlement in the country. Besides, the minister drew the attention of the High Commissioner to the inadmissibility of politicization of the UNHCR activities.
At present, Donbas remains a zone of a frozen conflict, with continuing casualties among both civilians and military personnel. According to recent UN data, at least 9,098 people have been killed and another 20,732 wounded during the conflict in Ukraine.
Earlier, Moscow repeatedly raised concern about mass statelessness and the infringement of rights of the Russian-speaking population in the Baltic countries.
