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PRESS RELEASE
On 11 March, at the initiative of the Bahraini side, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif Al-Zayani.
The discussion focused primarily on the evolving situation in the Persian Gulf region in the context of a large-scale armed conflict resulting from what was described as unprovoked aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran.
The two foreign ministers underscored the need for the earliest possible cessation of hostilities and the launch of a negotiating process aimed at finding reasonable compromise solutions. Both sides emphasized the unacceptability of strikes causing civilian casualties and the destruction of critical infrastructure — both in Iran and in neighboring Arab countries that are not parties to the conflict.
Lavrov confirmed Russia's readiness to use all available means to actively contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the region.