#ICYMI On September 8, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev visited India. He was received by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, had a separate meeting with External Minister Dr S.Jaishankar, and detailed consultations with NSA to Prime Minister of India Ajit Doval. More details here ➡️https://youtu.be/558YysvY37c?t=92

#ICYMI, here is the full video and transcript of Sergey Lavrov’s address at #UNGA76 ⬇️

📽 https://youtu.be/WIGLzNuYAE4

📃 https://india.mid.ru/en/news/foreign_minister_sergey_lavrov_s_address_at_the_general_debate_of_the_76th_session_of_the_general_as/

#Lavrov: For Russia, it is obvious that threats and challenges can be countered effectively only through concerted efforts in strict compliance with the universally recognised norms of the international law, first and foremost, the goals and principles of the UN Charter.

#UNCharterIsOurRules

#ICYMI🔹On January 31 - February 3, South Africa hosted the first Sherpa/Sous-Sherpa meeting of the BRICS countries this year. The Russian delegation was headed by Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sous-Sherpa to BRICS Pavel Knyazev.

The Russian Side noted the importance of implementing the BRICS Integrated Early Warning System for preventing mass infectious diseases risks, establishing the BRICS Center for Industrial Competences on the basis of the UNIDO, the Medical Association of the five countries and a specialized journal, as well as strengthening cooperation in the areas of nuclear medicine and sports.

Learn more ➡️ HERE

🚘 This Saturday, a motor rally of retro cars started from the Russian MFA building on Smolenskaya Square heading for the Zavidovo recreation complex in the Tver region.

Diplomats, car enthusiasts and Moscow guests appreciated the best samples of Russian and foreign automobile industry, got acquainted with the car models that served the diplomatic corps in the Soviet era.

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⚡️ We've been sharing Russia's comprehensive position at the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly

A refresher 👇

• Regarding situation around Ukraine
• Middle East settlement
• Africa
• Situation in Kosovo
• Situation in Yemen
• Iraq
• Libya
• Afghanistan
• Settlement in Colombia
• DPRK
• Myanmar
• Cyprus issue
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

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• Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
• Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
• START Treaty
• Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention
• Arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation
• Development of important multilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation arrangements

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• Climate Change
• International anti-corruption cooperation
• Rights of the child
• International information security
• Combating maritime crime
• Drug problem
• Sport
• Fight against terrorism
• Law of the sea

#UNGA78

Off we go! 🇺🇳

Day 1 📹 #UNGA78

🇷🇺🇺🇳 On September 20, the Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived at the UN Headquarters in New York to participate in the High-Level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

The first working day was a success 👇

• Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi.
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras Eduardo Enrique Reina.
• Conversation with Foreign Minister of Venezuela Yvan Gil.
• Working meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member countries.
• Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations.
• FM Lavrov's remarks at the UN Security Council meeting.
• Ad hoc meeting of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council.
• Meeting with Director General of IAEA Rafael Grossi.
• Meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

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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

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#UNGA78

🇺🇳 The High-Level Week of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly has concluded!

The Russian delegation, led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, took part in 35+ bilateral and multilateral meetings, voicing Russia's principled positions on important issues regarding the international and regional agenda.

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👉 Day 1
👉 Day 2
👉 Day 3

FM Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the UN Security Council meeting.
FM Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the General Debate of 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.
FM Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions.

Off we go! 🇺🇳

#Day1 📹 #UNGA79

🇷🇺🇺🇳 On September 25, the Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York to participate in the High-Level week of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, meetings and multilateral consultations.

🤝 Day 1 was a success, busy and fruitful. In total Russia’s Foreign Minister took part in 13 events including 12 bilaterals:

🎙 Remarks at G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi.
• Meeting with Minister of External Affairs of India, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parilla
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Juraj Blanar
• Meeting with Secretary of State of Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin
• Meeting with Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit
• Meeting with Commissioner-General of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Philippe Lazzarini
• Meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta, Ian Borg

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#Day3 📹 #UNGA79

🤝 On Day 3 of the Russian delegation's High-level Week of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly gauntlet, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in 9 events, including meetings in multilateral format:

• Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria Bassam Sabbagh
• Meeting of the regional quartet (Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan)
• Meeting with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira
• Meeting “Russia - Small Island States of the South Pacific”
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi
• Astana Process meeting
• Remarks at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

✍️ Russian-Syrian Declaration on Ways and Methods of Countering, Combating the Derivative Effects of Unilateral Coercive Measures was signed during the Foreign Ministers Meeting.

👉 DAY 1
👉 DAY 2

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