MOSCOW, March 16. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has confirmed Russia’s position on the referendum in Crimea.

In a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday, Lavrov said Russia’s position on the referendum in Crimea remained unchanged.

Lavrov and Kerry “agreed to continue contacts to search for ways to settle the crisis in Ukraine in order to launch a constitutional reform in the country in respect of all Ukrainian regions”, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.