🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s address at the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting for the Summit of the Future

📍 New York, September 21, 2023

💬 The talks focusing on the scope of the summit and its final documents have revealed deep differences in a number of key areas. The reason for this lies in the West’s relentless pursuit of hegemony and its attempts to counteract the development of a fairer international order and to impose the infamous rules-based order which undermines international law and runs counter to the interests of the Global Majority countriest.

Such self-centred politics has already triggered a profound crisis in European security and is now creating extremely dangerous tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, where bloc-based approaches are being aggressively promoted.

👉 The goals of the Summit of the Future include reaffirming the commitment of all UN Member States to the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interdependence, giving a boost to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and reforming the global monetary system to reflect the actual weight and legitimate interests of the Global South. <...>

We join in calling on the Secretary-General to draft a report about the repercussions of unilateral sanctions. <...>

☝️ Russia will continue to increase its contribution to achieving the sustainable development goals, seeking balanced and acceptable solutions during the preparations for the Summit of the Future. The success of the summit is firmly grounded in the UN Charter principles, above all, the respect for sovereign equality of states and the preservation and strengthening of the intergovernmental nature of our organisation.

We caution against turning the Summit of the Future into an arena for pitting “democracies” against “autocracies.” We are concerned about signs of the UN Secretariat’s susceptibility to this confrontational concept.

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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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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

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Canadian authorities' ongoing support for "Morginals" continues

🥴 🇨🇦 The Canadian Parliament applauded a World War II veteran during President Zelensky's visit. However, there is a problem: 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka is described as a "veteran opposing the Russians", a member of the 14th Waffen SS Division associated with Bandera.

🚫 Yesterday, they expressed support for Khalistan*, and now they support the SS. Will they support Al-Qaeda** tomorrow?

*banned terrorist organization in India
**banned terrorist group

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कनाडाई संसद ने नाज़ी जर्मनी में हिटलर के अधीन अर्धसैनिक संगठन SS डिवीजन के अनुभवी सैनिक की सराहना की

🥴 🇨🇦 यूक्रेनी राष्ट्रपति ज़ेलेंस्की की यात्रा के दौरान कनाडाई संसद ने द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध के एक अनुभवी सैनिक की सराहना की। हालाँकि, एक समस्या सामने आई है: 98 वर्षीय यारोस्लाव हुंका को "रूसियों का विरोध करने वाले अनुभवी" के रूप में वर्णित किया गया है, जो बांदेरा से जुड़े 14वें वेफेन SS डिवीजन का सदस्य था।

🚫 कल उन्होंने खालिस्तान* को लेकर समर्थन व्यक्त किया था, और अब वे SS का समर्थन करते हैं। क्या वे कल अल-कायदा** का समर्थन करेंगे?

*भारत में प्रतिबंधित आतंकवादी संगठन
**प्रतिबंधित आतंकवादी समूह

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Controversy Erupts in Canada Over Applause for Nazi Veteran in Parliament

🚫 🇨🇦 A scandal has emerged in Canada after Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War, was honored in the House of Commons while Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, was visiting the North American country's parliament.

◾️Holocaust education group, the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, are calling for an apology from House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota who has expressed regret for not having known previously of Hunka's past.

◾️Canada opposition leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the PM's protocol service saying it was responsible for selecting the guests and that none of the parliamentarians could have known about Hunka's “dark past”.

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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.

📹 #ICYMI

👉 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.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement at the General Debate at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly

📍 New York, September 23, 2023

Key talking points:

🌐 Right in front of our eyes, there is a new world order being born.

❌ In 2021, our proposals to conclude agreements on mutual security guarantees in Europe without changing Ukraine's non-aligned status were rudely rejected. The West continued its ongoing militarisation of the Russophobic Kiev regime, which had been brought to power as a result of a bloody coup, and to use it to wage a hybrid war against our country.

• An attempt to extend the bloc's area of responsibility to the entire Eastern Hemisphere under the pernicious slogan of “indivisible security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific region” has become a new dangerous manifestation of NATO expansionism.

• The logic of the historical progress is undeniable, the main trend of which being that states constituting the global majority are strengthening their sovereignty and defending their national interests, traditions, culture, and ways of life. They no longer want to live under anybody’s yoke; they want to be friends and trade with each other, but also with the rest of the world – only on an equal footing and for mutual benefit. Associations such as #BRICS and the #SCO are on the rise.

❗️ Perhaps for the first time since 1945, when the UN was established, there is now a chance for genuine democratisation of global affairs.

• It is time to reform the existing global governance architecture, which has long been failing to meet the needs of our time. <...> The US & its allies should abandon their artificial restraints on the redistribution of voting quotas in the IMF & the World Bank.

🇺🇳 It is time to look at fairer methods of making up the UN Secretariat. The criteria that have been in place for many years do not reflect the actual influence of states in global affairs & artificially ensure the excessive dominance of citizens of NATO & EU countries.

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⚡️ On Russia’s efforts to stabilise the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia continues to act consistently as it takes steps to stabilise the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian peacekeepers are monitoring compliance with the ceasefire which was declared on September 20 through their active mediation.

❗️ The indisputable priority of our efforts is to prevent a new armed conflict and more civilian casualties.

Russian peacekeepers are providing massive humanitarian aid to Armenians. In the previous two days alone, Russian peacekeepers brought 125 tonnes of humanitarian goods and 65 tonnes of fuel into the region. There are plans to ensure the regular delivery of food and essential goods along the Lachin and Agdam routes. According to recent information, up to 700 refugees, including over 400 children, are currently in the Russian peacekeepers’ base camp.

Two rounds of talks between representatives of Baku and Stepanakert took place with the direct involvement of the Russian peacekeepers command. The priority issues on the agenda of these meetings included demilitarisation, and efforts to restore peaceful life and ensure the rights and security of the Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh.

☝️ We hope that positive results from this process will help an early resumption of the work to carry out the package of agreements reached by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2020-2022, including unblocking transport routes, delimiting the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, coordinating a peace treaty, and promoting humanitarian contacts.

🔴 #LIVE: The UN Security Council holds a meeting to discuss last September's attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

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🔴 #LIVE: Briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN:

🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the acts of sabotage at the Nord Stream pipeline (September 2022)

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💬 It has been a year since the sabotage in the Baltic Sea and almost as much since the Security Council convened on this issue for the first time. During that time, we have heard numerous assertions that national investigations by Germany, Denmark, and Sweden would allow to identify the perpetrators very soon. However there have been no results so far despite the seven UNSC meeting in both open and closed formats.

🔹 More and more evidence is emerging in the expert community that it is Washington who stood behind the disruption of the Nord Stream pipeline and went ahead with this outrageous criminal act guided by a narrowly self-interested desire to consolidate its dominance in Europe, which is in dire need of Russian energy.

🔹 In November, General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia submitted requests to competent German, Danish, and Swedish authorities to provide legal aid and establish joint investigative taskforce. We received but formal replies.

🔹 Some Western delegations on the Council, unable to cope with their emotions, directly pointed out at our meetings that the disruption of Nord Stream had been a response to Russia's actions in Ukraine. Such candid confessions would have allowed even a novice investigator to conclude this case without much trouble. But since Germany, Denmark and Sweden have been ordered to fence off the complicity of their overseas "big brother", their investigators have their hands tied and eyes closed.

☝️ Our country will continue to seek an objective & thorough establishment of all the circumstances of the incident, with the obligatory involvement of Russian investigative bodies & interested parties, as well as bringing to justice all those who ordered & perpetrated the sabotage. To that end, we will use all means available, including in the Security Council.

❗️ #DebunkingMyths spread by the EU leadership

Myth: Russia is offering 1 million tonnes of grain to African countries in a parody of generosity. What cynicism and contempt for African countries, when we know that the Black Sea agreement has so far delivered more than 30 million tonnes of exports, mainly to the most vulnerable countries. And that the solidarity routes, alternative routes developed by the EU and with the EU, have already enabled 40 million tonnes of grain to be exported. 1 million tonnes offered — as if it were a gift. This is absolutely appalling cynicism. On the other hand, there are those who are really fighting to come to the aid of the most fragile and vulnerable populations.

Fact: This statement by Charles Michel has no basis in reality. Ukrainian grain has mostly been delivered and continues to be delivered to the EU.

The President of the European Council’s statement represents not only a textbook case of crude EU propaganda but also a fundamentally new chapter in the history of European public opinion.

However, things that Charles Michel has held back are even more interesting.

👉 Let's take a closer look:

• The EU member states are the main beneficiaries of the Black Sea Initiative since about 40 percent of the Ukrainian agricultural products exported via this route went their way. The share of recipients from the countries that are most in need is less than 3 percent.

• Over nearly 18 months, the EU has failed to establish food exports via the “solidarity corridors” to third countries, if such a goal really existed in the first place.

• The EU needs to offset the damage to its own food security caused by unilateral sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus and ill-conceived policies in the macroeconomic, energy, and food sectors.

• The EU intentionally overstates the potential of Ukrainian agricultural output to ensure global food security (Ukraine's share of the global wheat market is no more than 5 percent).