Cairo - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Friday discussed over phone with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov a number of topics related to bilateral relations and ways of boosting them. The two top diplomats also discussed the situation in Syria and Libya and a number of issues listed on the agenda of the UN Security Council, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. The two sides agreed to hold a meeting grouping the foreign and defense ministers of both countries at the end of May, Abu Zeid added.