TEHRAN – In a telephone conversation on Monday Iranian and Russian deputy foreign ministers discussed the latest developments in Syria, IRNA reported.

During the conversation, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov underlined the need to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid to conflict zones, especially Aleppo.

Syria has been dealing with foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. Over the past few months the Syrian army has been able to liberate several areas from Takfiri militants.

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