🛬 🇷🇺Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in 🇺🇸New York City to participate in 🇺🇳UN Security Council meetings
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🎙 Christelle Néant, a French journalist and the Editor-in-Chief of the Donbass Insider website, who has lived in Donbass for several years, told RIA Novosti about French mercenaries participating in the conflict in Ukraine:
💬 French mercenaries have been fighting on the Ukrainian side since 2014, and not just since 2022. As soon as the war broke out in Donbass, French mercenaries immediately joined the fight on Ukraine’s side.
Most of them were neo-Nazis, fighting in neo-Nazi battalions such as Azov and Right Sector.
💬 We also saw people who had never fought and who were not neo-Nazis, but who believed in all the NATO propaganda. They left Ukraine in 2022.
Now the only people who have stayed are here for safari, so to speak: Russophobes, neo-Nazis, and those who are following NATO’s lead and hold strong anti-Russia sentiments.
🎙 Christelle Néant, a French journalist and the Editor-in-Chief of the Donbass Insider website, who has lived in Donbass for several years, told RIA Novosti about French mercenaries participating in the conflict in Ukraine:
💬 French mercenaries have been fighting on the Ukrainian side since 2014, and not just since 2022. As soon as the war broke out in Donbass, French mercenaries immediately joined the fight on Ukraine’s side.
Most of them were neo-Nazis, fighting in neo-Nazi battalions such as Azov and Right Sector.
💬 We also saw people who had never fought and who were not neo-Nazis, but who believed in all the NATO propaganda. They left Ukraine in 2022.
Now the only people who have stayed are here for safari, so to speak: Russophobes, neo-Nazis, and those who are following NATO’s lead and hold strong anti-Russia sentiments.
🇷🇺 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and 🇮🇩Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia Retno Marsudi hold talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 22
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📌New York, January 22
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🇷🇺Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the 🇱🇧Lebanese Republic Abdallah Bou Habib hold talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 22
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📌New York, January 22
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🇷🇺Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of 🇮🇷Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hold talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 22
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📌New York, January 22
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🇷🇺Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and 🇦🇪Permanent Representative of the UAE to the 🇺🇳UN Lana Zaki Nusseibeh held talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 22
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📌New York, January 22
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🇷🇺Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and 🇹🇷Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan hold talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 22
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📌New York, January 22
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🗓️On January 22, 🇷🇺Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with 🇱🇧Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib in New York.
In the course of the discussion, Sergey Lavrov underscored the imperative of avoiding an escalation in the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict and involvement of other states in the region, in particular, 🇱🇧Lebanon. In this context, he emphasised the importance of collective efforts to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and address urgent humanitarian problems. The Minister confirmed 🇷🇺Russia’s consistent support for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of 🇱🇧Lebanon.
The Ministers also discussed topical issues in the traditionally friendly 🇷🇺Russian-🇱🇧Lebanese relations. They confirmed the mutual commitment of 🇷🇺Moscow and 🇱🇧Beirut to deepen political dialogue and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, the economy, humanitarian sphere, and other areas.
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In the course of the discussion, Sergey Lavrov underscored the imperative of avoiding an escalation in the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict and involvement of other states in the region, in particular, 🇱🇧Lebanon. In this context, he emphasised the importance of collective efforts to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and address urgent humanitarian problems. The Minister confirmed 🇷🇺Russia’s consistent support for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of 🇱🇧Lebanon.
The Ministers also discussed topical issues in the traditionally friendly 🇷🇺Russian-🇱🇧Lebanese relations. They confirmed the mutual commitment of 🇷🇺Moscow and 🇱🇧Beirut to deepen political dialogue and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, the economy, humanitarian sphere, and other areas.
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🗓️On January 22, in New York, 🇷🇺Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with 🇮🇷Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines of the ministerial open debates at the 🇺🇳UN Security Council on the situation in the 🇵🇸Palestinian territories.
The Ministers had a comprehensive exchange of opinions on the current agenda in the Middle East.
❗️ They expressed general concern about the tensions in the Red Sea, which escalated abruptly as a result of the irresponsible use of force by the 🇺🇸US and several associated countries against 🇾🇪Yemen.
The Ministers discussed a broad range of issues on the bilateral agenda, with a focus on implementing the agreements reached at the highest level, including the talks between the presidents of 🇷🇺Russia and 🇮🇷Iran in Moscow on December 7, 2023.
🤝 The Parties once again confirmed their adherence to the fundamental principles of 🇷🇺Russia-🇮🇷Iran relations and the 🇺🇳UN Charter.
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The Ministers had a comprehensive exchange of opinions on the current agenda in the Middle East.
❗️ They expressed general concern about the tensions in the Red Sea, which escalated abruptly as a result of the irresponsible use of force by the 🇺🇸US and several associated countries against 🇾🇪Yemen.
The Ministers discussed a broad range of issues on the bilateral agenda, with a focus on implementing the agreements reached at the highest level, including the talks between the presidents of 🇷🇺Russia and 🇮🇷Iran in Moscow on December 7, 2023.
🤝 The Parties once again confirmed their adherence to the fundamental principles of 🇷🇺Russia-🇮🇷Iran relations and the 🇺🇳UN Charter.
#RussiaIran
🗓️On January 22, 🇷🇺Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with 🇹🇷Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan in New York.
The Ministers held an in-depth discussion of topical issues related to bilateral trade and economic cooperation. They emphasised the importance of continuing to work together to maintain and further expand mutually beneficial ties. They touched upon the progress of key 🇷🇺Russian-🇹🇷Turkish projects in the energy sector and talked about the schedule of upcoming bilateral contacts.
☝️ The Ministers exchanged views on a number of international issues and agreed on the need to coordinate the two countries’ actions in order to find mutually acceptable solutions to acute regional problems, primarily with regard to the situation in the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip, 🇸🇾Syria, the Middle East as a whole, as well as in the Black Sea region and the South Caucasus.
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The Ministers held an in-depth discussion of topical issues related to bilateral trade and economic cooperation. They emphasised the importance of continuing to work together to maintain and further expand mutually beneficial ties. They touched upon the progress of key 🇷🇺Russian-🇹🇷Turkish projects in the energy sector and talked about the schedule of upcoming bilateral contacts.
☝️ The Ministers exchanged views on a number of international issues and agreed on the need to coordinate the two countries’ actions in order to find mutually acceptable solutions to acute regional problems, primarily with regard to the situation in the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip, 🇸🇾Syria, the Middle East as a whole, as well as in the Black Sea region and the South Caucasus.
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📹FM Sergey Lavrov’s address on Russia’s CIS chairmanship in 2024 (January 23, 2024)
💬 From January 1, 2024, Russia took up the chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
• The Chairmanship Concept, adopted by the President of the Russia, outlines our priorities for further cooperation within the CIS. <...>
• We plan to pay special attention to deepening economic interaction, above all, in food and energy security, as well as in industrial cooperation, transport and logistics, the environment, innovation, and digital transformation.
• At the same time, our guiding principle will be the interconnectivity of the economies of the CIS states and the Eurasian Economic Union <...>.
• Naturally, against the backdrop of global instability and increased tensions along the CIS external borders, issues of ensuring security in all dimensions will be on the agenda. <...>
• Our attention will also focus on the task of improving foreign policy coordination. The development of joint political statements on relevant international and regional issues has become a good tradition. <...>
• Plans call for an expansion of cultural and humanitarian ties as a key area of work within the CIS. <...>
• We value the solidarity of the CIS countries in the fight against the glorification of Nazism and the falsification of history. We will continue with our joint efforts to defend the truth about our common past. <...>
• We are going to pay a great deal of attention to improving the image of the CIS on the global stage and developing its contacts with friendly organisations <...>
☝️The CIS continues to make a major contribution to the strengthening of stability in the Eurasian space and to promoting wide regional cooperation.
🇷🇺 Russia intends to conduct active work to further improve its authority as a representative and efficient dialogue and cooperation platform. We will continue to develop multilateral cooperation with our partners based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and neighbourliness.
#CIS2024
💬 From January 1, 2024, Russia took up the chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
• The Chairmanship Concept, adopted by the President of the Russia, outlines our priorities for further cooperation within the CIS. <...>
• We plan to pay special attention to deepening economic interaction, above all, in food and energy security, as well as in industrial cooperation, transport and logistics, the environment, innovation, and digital transformation.
• At the same time, our guiding principle will be the interconnectivity of the economies of the CIS states and the Eurasian Economic Union <...>.
• Naturally, against the backdrop of global instability and increased tensions along the CIS external borders, issues of ensuring security in all dimensions will be on the agenda. <...>
• Our attention will also focus on the task of improving foreign policy coordination. The development of joint political statements on relevant international and regional issues has become a good tradition. <...>
• Plans call for an expansion of cultural and humanitarian ties as a key area of work within the CIS. <...>
• We value the solidarity of the CIS countries in the fight against the glorification of Nazism and the falsification of history. We will continue with our joint efforts to defend the truth about our common past. <...>
• We are going to pay a great deal of attention to improving the image of the CIS on the global stage and developing its contacts with friendly organisations <...>
☝️The CIS continues to make a major contribution to the strengthening of stability in the Eurasian space and to promoting wide regional cooperation.
🇷🇺 Russia intends to conduct active work to further improve its authority as a representative and efficient dialogue and cooperation platform. We will continue to develop multilateral cooperation with our partners based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and neighbourliness.
#CIS2024
🇷🇺Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and 🇩🇿Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf held talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 23
The Ministers had a trust-based exchange of views on urgent international and regional issues with an emphasis on the unprecedented escalation in the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict.
They focused on coordinating efforts in the 🇺🇳UN Security Council and General Assembly with a view to reaching a ceasefire and ensuring free humanitarian access to the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip.
🤝 The Ministers also discussed priorities in further strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership in the spirit of the agreements reached during 🇩🇿Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s state visit to 🇷🇺Russia on June 13-17, 2023.
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📌New York, January 23
The Ministers had a trust-based exchange of views on urgent international and regional issues with an emphasis on the unprecedented escalation in the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict.
They focused on coordinating efforts in the 🇺🇳UN Security Council and General Assembly with a view to reaching a ceasefire and ensuring free humanitarian access to the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip.
🤝 The Ministers also discussed priorities in further strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership in the spirit of the agreements reached during 🇩🇿Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s state visit to 🇷🇺Russia on June 13-17, 2023.
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🗓️On January 23, 🇷🇺Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a conversation with 🇨🇭Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the 🇵🇸Palestinian territories.
❗️ The 🇷🇺Russian Minister offered a principled assessment of 🇨🇭Switzerland’s continued drift away from the principles of neutrality and its reckless support for the Kiev regime, emphasising that 🇷🇺Russia takes such actions and unfriendly policy into consideration when planning its approach to the 🇨🇭Swiss track.
A number of practical issues were considered in the context of 🇨🇭Switzerland’s non-permanent seat on the 🇺🇳UN Security Council in 2023-24.
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❗️ The 🇷🇺Russian Minister offered a principled assessment of 🇨🇭Switzerland’s continued drift away from the principles of neutrality and its reckless support for the Kiev regime, emphasising that 🇷🇺Russia takes such actions and unfriendly policy into consideration when planning its approach to the 🇨🇭Swiss track.
A number of practical issues were considered in the context of 🇨🇭Switzerland’s non-permanent seat on the 🇺🇳UN Security Council in 2023-24.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with CBS TV channel (New York, January 22, 2024)
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💬 Anybody who is sincerely interested in justice, including justice being established in the relations between Russia and Ukraine, which would involve, of course, stopping the Western policy of using Ukraine as an instrument of war against Russia, we would be ready to listen.
• We are fighting for our national legitimate interests, for the interests of the security of our country. It’s just on our borders, not as Iraq was announced a threat to the United States, it's 10,000 miles from American shores. <...> In our case, it was not across the ocean, it was just on our borders that NATO military infrastructure was built, aimed at the Russian Federation.
• Whenever you talk to the United States and they mention democracy, you tell them, okay, democracy as you understand is that you dictate to each and every country what kind of political system they must have inside. What about democracy in international relations? They're not interested at all.
• Ukrainian Army with American, French, British, Czech Republic weapons, in the past few weeks continued to deliberately target civilian aims, destroyed dozens of civilian sites, and killed dozens of civilians, including kids and women. <...> I am sure that objective media outlets like CBS would not just leave this unnoticed.
• Unless we insist on the creation of the Palestinian state on the basis of the United Nations decisions, this anger which has been present in Palestinian lives for decades and generation after generation, would reproduce more generations who would feel that they have been abandoned and they have been cheated upon.
• We certainly have to raise our voice not to allow pushing out Palestinians from their land and of course not to allow this land to turn into unlivable space.
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💬 Anybody who is sincerely interested in justice, including justice being established in the relations between Russia and Ukraine, which would involve, of course, stopping the Western policy of using Ukraine as an instrument of war against Russia, we would be ready to listen.
• We are fighting for our national legitimate interests, for the interests of the security of our country. It’s just on our borders, not as Iraq was announced a threat to the United States, it's 10,000 miles from American shores. <...> In our case, it was not across the ocean, it was just on our borders that NATO military infrastructure was built, aimed at the Russian Federation.
• Whenever you talk to the United States and they mention democracy, you tell them, okay, democracy as you understand is that you dictate to each and every country what kind of political system they must have inside. What about democracy in international relations? They're not interested at all.
• Ukrainian Army with American, French, British, Czech Republic weapons, in the past few weeks continued to deliberately target civilian aims, destroyed dozens of civilian sites, and killed dozens of civilians, including kids and women. <...> I am sure that objective media outlets like CBS would not just leave this unnoticed.
• Unless we insist on the creation of the Palestinian state on the basis of the United Nations decisions, this anger which has been present in Palestinian lives for decades and generation after generation, would reproduce more generations who would feel that they have been abandoned and they have been cheated upon.
• We certainly have to raise our voice not to allow pushing out Palestinians from their land and of course not to allow this land to turn into unlivable space.
🇷🇺Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and 🇺🇳UN Secretary-General António Guterres hold talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 23
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📌New York, January 23
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🗓️On January 23, 🇷🇺Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and 🇵🇸Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine Riyadh al-Maliki met in New York on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
During the talks, the Ministers discussed in detail issues linked to the unprecedented escalation of the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict, primarily in the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip.
They emphasized the importance of stopping the bloodshed and resuming the Middle East Peace Process as soon as possible under the universally recognised foundation of international law. This includes the creation of the State of Palestine within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem, a state that can live in peace and security with 🇮🇱Israel.
The Ministers also reviewed current bilateral issues. They stated their common desire to develop the political dialogue and strengthen traditionally friendly 🇷🇺Russian-🇵🇸Palestinian ties.
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During the talks, the Ministers discussed in detail issues linked to the unprecedented escalation of the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict, primarily in the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip.
They emphasized the importance of stopping the bloodshed and resuming the Middle East Peace Process as soon as possible under the universally recognised foundation of international law. This includes the creation of the State of Palestine within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem, a state that can live in peace and security with 🇮🇱Israel.
The Ministers also reviewed current bilateral issues. They stated their common desire to develop the political dialogue and strengthen traditionally friendly 🇷🇺Russian-🇵🇸Palestinian ties.
#RussiaPalestine
🇷🇺Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and 🇯🇴Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ayman Al-Safadi held talks on the sidelines of the 🇺🇳UNSC meetings.
📌New York, January 23
During the meeting, the Ministers had a detailed exchange of views on key issues in the Middle East with an emphasis on the continuing escalation of the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict.
They emphasised the importance of a ceasefire in the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip and settling the situation through political and diplomatic channels based on 🇺🇳UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. The Ministers confirmed the closeness of 🇷🇺Russia’s & 🇯🇴Jordan’s approaches to the settlement of crises situations in the Middle East.
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📌New York, January 23
During the meeting, the Ministers had a detailed exchange of views on key issues in the Middle East with an emphasis on the continuing escalation of the 🇵🇸Palestinian-🇮🇱Israeli conflict.
They emphasised the importance of a ceasefire in the 🇵🇸Gaza Strip and settling the situation through political and diplomatic channels based on 🇺🇳UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. The Ministers confirmed the closeness of 🇷🇺Russia’s & 🇯🇴Jordan’s approaches to the settlement of crises situations in the Middle East.
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🇷🇺🇪🇬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took part in a ceremony, held via videoconference, for pouring the first concrete into the foundation of the fourth power unit of the Egyptian El-Dabaa NPP.
💬 President Putin: I would like to warmly welcome you and all the participants in today's ceremony for pouring the first concrete into the foundation of the fourth power unit of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant.
In fact, this is the beginning of a new stage in the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Egypt, a project of major importance for Russian-Egyptian relations, which will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the development of the Egyptian economy and help strengthen its energy base.
We will contribute to the creation of modern production facilities, skilled jobs, and the resolution of social issues. <...> This is truly a flagship project in the best traditions of our bilateral cooperation.
Let me remind you that in the second half of the last century, Soviet specialists played a very active role in restoring Egypt's economy and improving its defence capability, and helped build large industrial and energy facilities, such as the Aswan Dam.
Many jointly created enterprises are still operating successfully and continue to bring tangible benefits to the people of Egypt. The multifaceted and mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries continues to develop consistently. It is true that Egypt is our close friend and strategic partner.
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New promising opportunities for boosting our fruitful cooperation are emerging in connection with Egypt’s membership in BRICS. <...>
During Russia’s BRICS chairmanship this year, we will do our best to help Egypt in joining the organisation’s work in the most efficient way.
#RussiaAfrica #RussiaEgypt
💬 President Putin: I would like to warmly welcome you and all the participants in today's ceremony for pouring the first concrete into the foundation of the fourth power unit of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant.
In fact, this is the beginning of a new stage in the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Egypt, a project of major importance for Russian-Egyptian relations, which will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the development of the Egyptian economy and help strengthen its energy base.
We will contribute to the creation of modern production facilities, skilled jobs, and the resolution of social issues. <...> This is truly a flagship project in the best traditions of our bilateral cooperation.
Let me remind you that in the second half of the last century, Soviet specialists played a very active role in restoring Egypt's economy and improving its defence capability, and helped build large industrial and energy facilities, such as the Aswan Dam.
Many jointly created enterprises are still operating successfully and continue to bring tangible benefits to the people of Egypt. The multifaceted and mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries continues to develop consistently. It is true that Egypt is our close friend and strategic partner.
Read in full
New promising opportunities for boosting our fruitful cooperation are emerging in connection with Egypt’s membership in BRICS. <...>
During Russia’s BRICS chairmanship this year, we will do our best to help Egypt in joining the organisation’s work in the most efficient way.
#RussiaAfrica #RussiaEgypt