The ministry said the call was initiated by the United States and followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a U.S. diplomatic proposal for Ukraine.
Earlier, Lavrov said in an interview Russia has no intention of sending its armed forces into Ukraine although it is ready to protect the rights of Russian speakers in the former Soviet republic.
"We have absolutely no intention of - or interest in - crossing Ukraine's borders," Lavrov told a Russian television channel. Russia has forces in Crimea, which it has annexed from Ukraine, and has thousands of military close to the border with eastern Ukraine, where there are many Russian speakers.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama to discuss a US diplomatic proposal for Ukraine, the White House said.
Obama suggested to Putin that Russia put a "concrete response in writing" to the U.S. proposal, a White House statement said.
Obama has sought Russian support for a diplomatic resolution in which international monitors would ensure that ethnic Russians in the Crimea region are protected and that Russian troops would return to their bases.
"President Obama underscored to President Putin that the United States continues to support a diplomatic path in close consultation with the government of Ukraine and in support of the Ukrainian people with the aim of de-escalation of the crisis," the White House said. REUTERS