🇷🇺🇧🇫 On September 21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Expatriates of the Republic of Burkina Faso Olivia Rouamba on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The Ministers exchanged views on the most important aspects of bilateral relations and current issues on the regional and international agenda, including in the context of the Second Russia-Africa Summit held in St Petersburg in July 2023.

They reaffirmed their mutual resolve to boost mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in various spheres, in particular, trade, economic and humanitarian relations. They also noted the importance of continued close coordination on foreign policy issues.

#RussiaBurkinaFaso #UNGA78

🇷🇺🇸🇦 On September 21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The Officials discussed at length the priority aspects of the further expansion of mutually beneficial Russian-Saudi cooperation in the context of the agreements reached earlier at the highest level.

🤝 The Parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening foreign policy coordination between Moscow and Riyadh at various international platforms.

The Ministers noted the stabilising effect that cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia in this strategically important area has had on the global hydrocarbons market.

They also exchanged views on a range of current issues on the international and regional agenda, focusing on the developments in Syria and the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, and noting the importance of restoring Palestinian unity.

#RussiaSaudiArabia #UNGA78

🇷🇺🇨🇺 On September 21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The Ministers exchanged views on current issues on the regional and international agenda, focusing on the strengthening of strategic partnership between Russia and Cuba.

They noted with satisfaction the intensive pace of political dialogue between their countries and reaffirmed their intention to build up cooperation at the UN and other multilateral platforms.

☝️ The Ministers pointed out their countries’ consistent rejection of the use of unilateral sanctions in violation of the UN Charter and reaffirmed their shared view that the United States must lift its trade, economic and financial embargo against Cuba without further delay.

#RussiaCuba #UNGA78

Day 2 📹 #UNGA78

🇷🇺🇺🇳 On September 21, the Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov continued to participate in the High-Level week of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

13 meetings in 1 day!👇

• Meeting with President of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Rashad al-Alimihad
• Talks with Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry
• Talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Panpree Phahitthanukorn
• Remarks at the preparatory Ministerial dedicated to the Summit of the Future in 2024
• Informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the countries that are parties to the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (#CICA)
• Talks with Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla
• Meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali Abdoulaye Diop
• Talks with Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira
• Talks with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Abroad of the Interim Government of Burkina Faso Olivia Rouamba
• Talks with Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
• Talks with Foreign Minister of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani
• Meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

#ICYMI

🇷🇺🇻🇪 🤝 Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Yvan Gil meet ahead of the 4th Ministerial of the Group of Friends in Defence of the 🇺🇳 Charter of the United Nations on the sidelines of #UNGA78

#UNCharterIsOurRules #RussiaVenezuela

#Day3

🇷🇺🇺🇳 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.

Read in full

🇷🇺🇳🇮 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.

#RussiaNicaragua #UNGA78

🇷🇺🇭🇺 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.

#RussiaHungary #UNGA78

🇷🇺🇧🇴 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.

#RussiaBolivia #UNGA78

🇷🇺🇷🇸 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.

#RussiaSerbia #UNGA78

🤝 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.

#UNGA78

🇷🇺🇮🇷 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.

#RussiaIran #UNGA78

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

#UNGA78

🇷🇺🇮🇶 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.

#RussiaIraq #UNGA78

Day 3 📹 #UNGA78

🇺🇳 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

Stay tuned and follow our updates from the UN HQ!