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🇷🇺🇺🇳 On September 26, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres had a meeting on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

During the conversation, they discussed the current geopolitical environment and emerging trends, as well as reviewed the most urgent matters on the international agenda, including the situation in the Middle East and in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone, while paying special attention to Russia-UN cooperation in various aspects.

Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed the importance for UN senior executives and all members of the Secretariat to strictly adhere to the principle of impartiality and maintain an equidistant position, including when addressing the crimes perpetrated by the Kiev regime.

❗️ He made an urgent appeal to Antonio Guterres not to allow UN agencies’ representatives to be drawn into would-be peaceful initiatives in the context of the Ukraine crisis.

The Foreign Minister went on to draw the Secretary-General’s attention to the continued violations by the United States of the 1947 Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations. He noted that, faced with this situation, Antonio Guterres must initiate an arbitration procedure regarding the United States without delay, as required by several corresponding UN General Assembly resolutions.

🤝 Both Sides expressed their commitment to further strengthening constructive Russia-UN ties and reaffirmed their mutual support for the UN’s central coordinating role in international affairs, as well as full compliance with the provisions of the UN Charter, considering their interconnected nature.

🇷🇺🇱🇧 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib hold talks on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly

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🗓 On September 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the Sixth Ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations held on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

In his address Sergey Lavrov made an emphasis on the important role that the Group of Friends is playing in upholding the principles of the Organisation’s founding document in their totality and integrity, in raising the voice of the World Majority against the biased narrative of the “collective West” and, more broadly, in promoting a more just and equitable multipolar world order.

Sergey Lavrov welcomed the efforts by the Group of Friends in countering neocolonial designs of the Westerners, primarily illegal unilateral sanctions. He emphasised the particular relevance of the Group’s joint initiative – the draft UN General Assembly resolution on the eradication of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations, which was approved by the General Assembly Special Committee on Decolonisation on June 21.

Special attention in course of the discussion was given to the situation in the area of the Israeli-Arab conflict, given that Israel has been continuing for almost a year a military operation in the Gaza Strip, raids in the West Bank and violations of the status quo in the Holy Places of Jerusalem, as well as the projection of tensions to other countries in the region.

The Russian Side has confirmed the approaches of principle in favour of an immediate and general ceasefire, release of all the hostages and forcibly held persons, provision for a safe and stable humanitarian access to the injured and needy Palestinians, relaunch of the peace process on the generally-recognised basis of international law providing for the establishment of a sovereign and independent State of Palestine coexisting in peace and security with Israel.

🖊 The meeting resulted in the adoption of a general political declaration outlining the association’s approaches to the most acute international and regional issues.

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🇷🇺🇸🇾 On September 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic Bassam Sabbagh on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

In the course of the meeting, they had an in-depth review of the situation in #Syria and around it with a focus on the aspects of its comprehensive settlement in strict compliance with the principles of respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The Ministers discussed the current situation in the Middle East in the context of the continuing escalation in the Gaza Strip and sharp exacerbation of the situation in Lebanon subjected to massive Israeli air strikes.

They also touched upon pressing issues of strengthening Russian-Syrian relations and confirmed their mutual commitment to maintain close coordination at the United Nations and other international platforms.

✍️ The Ministers signed the Declaration of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on Ways and Means of Countering, Mitigating and Compensating the Negative Consequences of Unilateral Coercive Measures.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇮🇷🇵🇰 On September 27, the Foreign Ministers of the regional quartet – Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan – held their third meeting on the #Afghanistan agenda on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the event.

The Parties compared their approaches to the Afghanistan settlement and underscored that there was no alternative to establishing mutually respectful dialogue and partnership relations with the current authorities of Afghanistan.

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