Off we go! 🇺🇳

#UNGA80 – the 80th Anniversary Session is in full swing!

#Day1 📹 #VideoRecap

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York to take part in the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly. As is customary, dozens of meetings, contacts and events take place on its sidelines.

⏳ They say the whirlwind pace of the “Big Apple” is nearly impossible to match – but no task is beyond Russian diplomats led by Minister Lavrov

12 hours – 12 meetings:

• Meeting with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mirjana Spoljaric

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Juraj Blanár

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó

• Meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs ad interim of Vietnam Lê Hoài Trung

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic Roberto Álvarez

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco Nasser Bourita

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Marko Đurić

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Grenada Joseph Andall

• Meeting with Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis

• Meeting with the foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States

👉 Follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Lavrov, at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in real time!

#Day2 📹 #VideoRecap

🏃‍♂️The Russian delegation continues its “diplomatic marathon” during the High-Level Week of #UNGA80!

⏱️ By the end of the second day we can report excellent results – 11 events, comprehensive meetings and negotiations:

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria Asaad al-Shaibani

• Meeting with President of Bolivia Luis Arce

• The G20 Ministerial Meeting

• Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member states

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration of Egypt Badr Abdelatty

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq Fuad Hussein

• Meeting with high representatives of the Pacific Small Island Developing States

• Meeting with the OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu

• Ministerial meeting of the regional quartet on Afghanistan

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Sudan Monday Semaya Kumba

• Meeting with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres

👉 Follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Sergey Lavrov at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in real time!

For those just tuning in, here’s a recap #Day1.

#Day3 📹 #VideoRecap

🇷🇺 The Russian delegation led by Minister Sergey Lavrov continues its “diplomatic marathon” at the High-Level Week of #UNGA80. It has passed its halfway mark. Day Three set a record in both the number of meetings and the intensity of the schedule👇

A record 14 events, full-fledged meetings and negotiations in less than 24 hours:

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi
• Meeting with Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Rashad al-Alimi
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sihasak Phuangketkeow
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Hyun
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Prak Sokhonn
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves
• Meeting with Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of Burundi Edouard Bizimana
• BRICS Ministerial Meeting
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
• Meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan Kamil Idris
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Mauro Vieira
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yván Gil

#Day4: Today will feature two key events:

• Minister Lavrov’s address at the General Debate of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly
• Minister Lavrov’s news conference on the outcomes of Russia's work at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly

👉 To stay informed, follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Lavrov, at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in real time!

For those just tuning in, here’s a recap of #Day1 and #Day2 of the Russian delegation’s work in New York!

✅ Russia's delegation led by Minister Lavrov has concluded its “diplomatic marathon” at the High-Level Week of #UNGA80!

The pace and results were, as always, impressive. A few figures to: in 90+ hours, our diplomats held ~40 different events, meetings and talks with representatives of more than 50 countries.

Catch up with the #VideoRecap 👇

👉 #DAY1
👉 #DAY2
👉 #DAY3

#Food4Thought for all interested in world affairs & foreign policy 👇

🎙 Minister Lavrov’s address at the General Assembly
🎙 Minister Lavrov’s press conference

Off we go! 🇺🇳

#UNGA81 is in full swing!

#Day1 📹 #VideoRecap

On September 24, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York to take part in the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. As always, dozens of meetings and events are taking place on the sidelines. As always, it’s been a packed schedule from the start.

Over the past day, Sergey Lavrov held 13 bilateral meetings with:

🇺🇸 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
🇨🇺 Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez
🇸🇾 Foreign Minister of Syria Asaad al-Shaibani
🇪🇬 Foreign Minister of Egypt Badr Abdelatty
🇺🇳 President of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly Khalilur Rahman
🤝 OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu
🇱🇧 Prime Minister of Lebanon Nawaf Salam
🇹🇹 Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago Sean Sobers
🇩🇿 Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs of Algeria Ahmed Attaf
🤝 Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil Fahmy
🇧🇷 Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira
🇦🇪 Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
🇨🇭 Head of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis

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🌐 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired the traditional meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (#CSTO) member states.

👉 The key event of the day was Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine. The Minister has yet again reminded those present of the facts regarding the crisis, the root causes of the conflict, #KievRegimeCrimes against civilians and its own population, Russia’s principled position on a long-term settlement.

Sergey Lavrov also took part in the unveiling of a memorial plaque honouring our country’s late Permanent Representatives to the UN – Vitaly Churkin and Andrey Vyshinsky.

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🇺🇳🏃‍♂️ The Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov continues its diplomatic marathon at an intense pace during the High-Level Week of #UNGA81!

#Day2 📹 #VideoRecap

On September 24, FM Sergey Lavrov's took part in 13 meetings. With:

🇸🇳 President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye
🇷🇸 President of of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic
🇯🇴 Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi
🇳🇮 Co-Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke
🇩🇴 Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Victor Bisono
🇵🇦 Foreign Minister of Panama Javier Martinez-Acha
🇲🇱 Foreign Minister of Mali Abdoulaye Diop
🇧🇳 Foreign Minister of Brunei Prince Abdul Mateen
🇮🇷 Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi

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🌍 Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Confederation of Sahel States
🌏 High-Level Representatives of the Pacific Small Island Developing States

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⚛️ IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
🇺🇳 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

👉 Follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Sergey Lavrov at the High-Level Week of the #UNGA81 in real time!

🇺🇳💪 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov continues his intensive work on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly.

#Day3 📹 #VideoRecap

🎙 Sergey Lavrov took part in a ministerial meeting marking the start of negotiations on drafting the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century.

💬 We proposed establishing a new Eurasian security architecture as a foundation for the peaceful and steady development of all the peoples of our largest and richest continent, home to several of the world's oldest civilisations.

In putting forward this initiative, we took into account the fact that the rise of #Multipolarity is the most enduring trend in global affairs for years to come.

On September 25, Minister Lavrov held 14 bilateral meetings:

🇧🇧 Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley
🇺🇬 Vice President of Uganda Jessica Alupo
🇰🇿 Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi
🇮🇳 External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
🇸🇬 Foreign Minister of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan
🇸🇩 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sudan Mohieldin Salem Ahmed Ibrahim
🇰🇼 Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
🇬🇹 Foreign Minister of Guatemala Carlos Ramiro Martínez
🇺🇾 Foreign Minister of Uruguay Mario Lubetkin
🇬🇾 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana Hugh Todd
🇲🇦 Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita
🇮🇶 Foreign Minister of Iraq Fuad Hussein
🇲🇻 Foreign Minister of of Maldives Iruthisham Adam
🇾🇪 Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Dr. Abdullah Al-Alimi Bawazeer

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👉 Follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Sergey Lavrov at the High-Level Week of the #UNGA81 in real time!

✅ That’s a wrap on the Russian delegation’s diplomatic marathon led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the #UNGA81 High-Level Week! 🏁

#TeamRussia kept up a relentless pace at UN HQ in New York.

A few figures: In over 90+ hours of nearly nonstop work, Russian diplomats took part in nearly 50 events – bilateral meetings and multilateral talks – as well as the General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly and a UN Security Council meeting.

📹 Watch the highlights of #VideoRecap 👇

👉 #DAY1
👉 #DAY2
👉 #DAY3

🎙 Sergey Lavrov’s statement at the UNSC meeting on Ukraine
🎙 Sergey Lavrov’s statement at the #UNGA81 General Debate
🎙 The Foreign Minister’s press conference

📄 Joint Statement “Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century: Inauguration of Negotiations”
🎙 Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the high-level meeting on the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century

#UNCharterIsOurRules