🇷🇺🇺🇳 On September 21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the #UNGA78.

The Officials focused on the most challenging international problems and various aspects of cooperation between Russia and the United Nations.

❗️ The Foreign Minister once again underscored the need for the UN leadership and all without exception UN employees to abide by the principles of impartiality and equidistance enshrined in Article 100 of the UN Charter. He called on Antonio Guterres to prevent any involvement of officials representing UN agencies in politicised initiatives in the context of the Ukraine crisis.

Sergey Lavrov also pointed to the inadmissibility of using double standards with regard to different territories in UN statistics and other documents.

👉 They also discussed in detail topics related to the proposed UN reform intended to adapt the United Nations to modern realities with a focus on the Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda initiative. Foreign Minister Lavrov noted the importance of taking into consideration the entire spectrum of opinions of UN Member States while implementing any reform plans.

It was declared that Russia would be most active in relevant discussions at the Summit of the Future in September 2024, including in the work on the Pact for the Future, its final document.

In addition, Foreign Minister Lavrov drew the Secretary-General’s attention to the fact of continued violations by the US of its obligations under the 1947 Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, including its refusal to issue visas to diplomats from Russia and other countries for participation in UN events.

☝️ He noted once again that the existing situation dictated the need for Antonio Guterres to launch an arbitration procedure against the US as soon as possible, something that was repeatedly stated in related UNGA resolutions.

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🇷🇺🇭🇺 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Foreign Minister of Hungary Peter Szijjarto.

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🇷🇺🇧🇴 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Foreign Minister of Bolivia Rogelio Mayta Mayta on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

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😋 Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Everard Gonsalves adores the iconic Tula gingerbreads. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov remembered that and brought some to New York to share!

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🇷🇺🇦🇿 The meeting of Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov at the UN headquarters commenced with an apology from the Azerbaijani Side following the deaths of Russian peacekeepers.

🇷🇺🇷🇸 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dačić on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

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🇷🇺🇳🇮 On September 22, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua Denis Moncada Colindres on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the current issues of bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership, as well as interaction between Russia and Nicaragua on multilateral platforms, including the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter. It was a trust-based and friendly conversation as always.

🤝 They reaffirmed their unwavering shared approaches including the categorical rejection of illegal unilateral sanctions, neo-colonial practices and interference in other states’ internal affairs.

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🇷🇺🇭🇺 On September 22, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a meeting with Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on the sidelines of 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Ministers noted the constructive nature of the pragmatic cooperation between Russia and Hungary in various fields. They stressed the importance of building two new generating power units by Rosatom State Corporation at the Paks nuclear power plant as well as cooperation on Russia’s hydrocarbon exports.

🤝 The Parties exchanged views on key issues related to UN activities and current international problems, including the situation in Ukraine.

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🇷🇺🇻🇨 On September 22, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Parties had a constructive exchange of opinions on key aspects of bilateral political, humanitarian, trade and economic cooperation, as well as on a number of issues of interaction at the UN and other multilateral platforms, including in view of the current rotating presidency of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (#CELAC).

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🤝 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov together with FMs of Iran and Türkiye, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Hakan Fidan, take part in the Astana format meeting on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly.

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds talks with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly.

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