🇷🇺🇺🇳 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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🇷🇺🇳🇮 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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🇷🇺🇧🇴 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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🇷🇺🇷🇸 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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🤝 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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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!

🔴 #LIVE: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov's remarks at the General Debate of 78th Session of the UN General Assembly #UNGA78

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🔴 #LIVE: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov's news conference following the High-Level Week of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly

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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference following the High-Level Week of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly

📍 New York, September 23, 2023

Key talking points:

🔹 We can see the firm position of the Global South and the World Majority on upholding their national interests. From this standpoint, they are unwilling to join anti-Russian sanctions and engage in various West-initiated campaigns.

🔹 We will continue cooperating within BRICS. There have also been separate meetings of BRICS, SCO, CSTO and CICA foreign ministers. We expect that all these regional associations will proactively support the UN reform process, giving it more sustainability and legitimacy.

🔹 The President of Ukraine and everyone who governs him in Washington, London, and Brussels firmly say that there is no other basis for peace other than the "Zelensky format." This "format" can be described in different ways, but it is unfeasible. Everyone is aware of this.

🔹 The main reason for us to withdraw from the grain deal and it ceasing to exist was that everything that had been promised to us turned out to be deception.

🔹 As for Nord Stream pipelines, this is yet another example (and I simply cannot list them all) of sweeping the most essential facts under the rug and plotting another lie for building their further geopolitical schemes.

🔹 We work with those who have respect for themselves and will never betray their national interests just because someone from Washington told them to do so. We know how American diplomats travel across the globe and prohibit meetings with our diplomats and Russian representatives in general.

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