Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council

The participants discussed in detail the efforts to resolve the situation in Syria, including in the context of the talks that will begin soon in Geneva under UN aegis. The participants noted the importance of having all parties represented at the talks, including the Syrian Kurds.

The safety of Russian establishments abroad was also discussed at the meeting. This issue has become particularly relevant following hooligan-style attacks on Russian diplomatic missions in Ukraine.

Domestic socioeconomic issues were also on the agenda, and the meeting looked too at the issue of doping in Russian sport.

Taking part in the meeting were Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev DmitryDeputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation , Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko Matviyenko Valentina Matviyenko ValentinaChairwoman of the Council of Federation , Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov Ivanov Sergei Ivanov SergeiSpecial Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport , Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev Patrushev Nikolai Patrushev NikolaiSecretary of the Russian Federation Security Council , Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev Nurgaliyev Rashid Nurgaliyev RashidFirst Deputy Secretary of the Security Council , Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Lavrov Sergei Lavrov SergeiForeign Minister of Russia , Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev Kolokoltsev Vladimir Kolokoltsev VladimirInterior Minister , Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu Shoigu Sergei Shoigu SergeiDefence Minister , Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov Bortnikov Alexander Bortnikov AlexanderDirector of the Federal Security Service , and Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov Fradkov Mikhail Fradkov MikhailDirector of Russian Institute for Strategic Studies .