EU foreign policy chief to Moscow

brussels - EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini travel to Moscow later this month to discuss a number of 'urgent' issues. It is the first time that the Italian former minister in the 2.5 years that she is held office in Russia.

With Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov discusses Mogherini most importantly the conflict in Syria, told the diplomatic service of the EU Wednesday. The situation in Ukraine, Libya, Iran, Afghanistan will be discussed, as well as bilateral relations. Which are under severe pressure since Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea in 2014.

Before arriving on April 24 in Moscow, Mogherini is in China and India. China prepares for the upcoming EU-China summit in Brussels, which is discussed including the climate. In India, the fourteenth summit between the EU and India discussed. Which takes place later this year in New Delhi.