🇷🇺🇧🇴 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!

📸 Photo by Maria Zakharova

🇷🇺🇦🇿 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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🤝 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly.

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🇷🇺🇮🇶 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq Fuad Hussein on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly.

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👩‍🚒 Russia's EMERCOM (Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief) rescuers are working 24/7 in the disaster zone in Libya.

At the request of the Libyan authorities, the Russian Emergencies Ministry specialists are working in the most challenging and dangerous sections that have already been searched by other international teams.

The following relief efforts are being conducted on the ground and in the sea:
✅ dismantling overhanging and unstable structures of damaged buildings;
✅ lifting sunken boats and vehicles.

In the past 24 hours, the rescuers:
• searched more than 20,000 square metres of land, 10 kilometres of coastline, 33,000 square metres of water area;
• examined 46 facilities;
• made 12 dives from the coastline;
• evacuated 23 bodies from a hard-to-reach area, pulled 2 bodies from under rubble of collapsed buildings in an urban area.

Since the start of relief efforts, the rescuers:
• searched more than 530,000 square metres on land, 80km of coastline, 33,000 square metres of water area;
• cleared 116 cubic metres of building structures and rubble;
• extracted and evacuated 137 bodies;
• made 35 dives, lifted 2 cars to the surface;
• rendered medical aid to 522 victims, including 54 children.

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🇺🇳 On the Day 3, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's schedule remained tight: 12 bilaterals, frank and constructive discussions within the Friends in Defense of the UN Charter group, positive exchange of opinions in the Astana format as well... handshakes and smiles galore!

• 4th Ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the UN Charter
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua Denis Moncada
• Talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó
• Meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves
• Talks with Foreign Minister of Bolivia Rogelio Mayta Mayta
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov
• Talks with First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dačić
• Meeting with President of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis
• Astana format meeting with FMs of Iran and Türkiye, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Hakan Fidan
• Talks with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
• Meeting with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Мexico Alicia Bárcena Ibarra
• Talks with ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric
• Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq Fuad Hussein
• Talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana Hugh Todd

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