🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov on the results of his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio #Guterres. (New York, April 25, 2023)
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💬 Antonio Guterres focused on the prospects for the further implementation of the #BlackSeaInitiative in the context of his own proposal, which was introduced and approved on July 22, 2022. <...>
The Secretary-General described his efforts at promoting the Russian part of the deal as much as possible. ☝️So far, the progress has not been obvious. He expressed his considerations in a letter explaining the ideas on the further course of actions. This letter requires a thorough review.
❗️Thus far, we do not see the Western countries’ desire to carry out what is necessary for the successful implementation of the Secretary-General’s initiative on the package approach to exporting agriculture products from #Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
We will study his latest ideas now that we have them in black and white.
🔗 https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1865276
Excerpts:
💬 Antonio Guterres focused on the prospects for the further implementation of the #BlackSeaInitiative in the context of his own proposal, which was introduced and approved on July 22, 2022. <...>
The Secretary-General described his efforts at promoting the Russian part of the deal as much as possible. ☝️So far, the progress has not been obvious. He expressed his considerations in a letter explaining the ideas on the further course of actions. This letter requires a thorough review.
❗️Thus far, we do not see the Western countries’ desire to carry out what is necessary for the successful implementation of the Secretary-General’s initiative on the package approach to exporting agriculture products from #Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
We will study his latest ideas now that we have them in black and white.
🔗 https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1865276
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🇷🇺🇺🇳 On August 24, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
During the conversation, the Officials discussed a number of issues pertaining to the activities of the global organisation. Mr Lavrov confirmed Russia’s commitment to developing mutually beneficial cooperation with the UN. He emphasised the need for representatives of the UN Secretariat to strictly follow the principle of impartiality with regard to international officials, as fixed in Article 100 of the UN Charter.
Both Officials noted the importance of further strengthening the UN’s central, coordinating role in global politics.
☝️ When asked by the UN Secretary-General about the prospects for resuming the #BlackSeaInitiative, Mr Lavrov again described Moscow’s position that had been stated by the President of Russia. He said Moscow would be ready to resume participation in this agreement only if the commitments to Russia were fulfilled.
During the conversation, the Officials discussed a number of issues pertaining to the activities of the global organisation. Mr Lavrov confirmed Russia’s commitment to developing mutually beneficial cooperation with the UN. He emphasised the need for representatives of the UN Secretariat to strictly follow the principle of impartiality with regard to international officials, as fixed in Article 100 of the UN Charter.
Both Officials noted the importance of further strengthening the UN’s central, coordinating role in global politics.
☝️ When asked by the UN Secretary-General about the prospects for resuming the #BlackSeaInitiative, Mr Lavrov again described Moscow’s position that had been stated by the President of Russia. He said Moscow would be ready to resume participation in this agreement only if the commitments to Russia were fulfilled.