🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov takes part in the BRICS Ministerial meeting.

📍 Johannesburg, August 22, 2023

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🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov takes part in the #BRICS Summit.

📍 Johannesburg, August 23, 2023

🇷🇺🇿🇦 Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov holds talks with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Dr. Naledi Pandor.

📍 Johannesburg, August 23, 2023

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🇷🇺🛬 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov arrives in Jakarta to take part in the 18th East Asia Summit #EAS

📅 On September 7, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov attended the 18th East Asia Summit (#EAS) held in Jakarta.

During the exchange of views on the main issues on the Asia-Pacific agenda, the Minister informed his partners on Russia’s consistent approach to strengthening the architecture of equal and indivisible security in the region and ensuring its high development pace. He highlighted the importance of maintaining the mechanisms of multilateral cooperation within the framework of #AEAN coordinates in the spirit of a constructive non-politicised dialogue and creative cooperation based on the principles of consensus, mutual respect and a balance of interests.

☝️ Sergey Lavrov pointed out the risks of militarisation in East Asia in light of NATO’s efforts to install its forces and infrastructure in the region based on the West-created bloc mechanisms for network deterrence and the promotion of #AUCUS confrontational project, which provides for the deployment of a military strategic complex with a nuclear component in the region.

He emphasised the importance of building up practical effort within the EAS framework, including the implementation of the Russian initiatives on responding to epidemic threats, developing the tourism industry, and establishing sustainable ties between volunteer organisations in the Asia-Pacific region.

🤝 The Minister reaffirmed Russia’s resolve to create a solid framework of interstate cooperation in the region through the alignment of the capabilities of multilateral mechanisms that are working in the spirit of positive co-development, including the strengthening of constructive interaction between ASEAN, #SCO and #EAEU.