🗓 On September 21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the traditional informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the countries that are parties to the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (#CICA), which took place on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The discussion focused on ways to enhance the association's effort to implement the decisions made by the 6th CICA Summit (Astana, October 13, 2022).

☝️ The Russian Side outlined the importance of the Conference’s further evolution along the trajectory of positive co-development, its integration into the processes of forming a comfortable political and economic environment in the Eurasian space for the benefit of deepening practical cooperation.

At Russia’s initiative, volunteering was added to the updated CICA catalogue of confidence building measures and a ministerial statement was adopted in support of this manifestation of civic responsibility aimed at strengthening humanitarian interconnectedness.

👉 Russia’s term as CICA Coordinator for Security of and in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies has been extended for another two years until 2025. The partners supported Russia's plans to hold new dedicated events in this area.

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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