Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Libya's Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala in Moscow, Russia December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed the situation in Syria and other issues during a phone conversation on Dec. 14, the Russian ministry said in a statement on Saturday.