Lavrov jokes about Cassis's job over photo
At the beginning of the meeting, the ministers shook hands, and Lavrov jokingly expressed hope that the Swiss minister would not be fired for a photo with him.
Consensus
- Sergey Lavrov met with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis.
- The meeting took place at the UN headquarters.
- Lavrov joked during the meeting that Cassis would not be fired for taking a photo with him.
- The joke referenced Cassis's non-membership in the European Union.
- The ministers shook hands before the meeting began.
Points of divergence
- Lavrov previously held talks with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as foreign ministers of Egypt, Cuba, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, and had an informal meeting with ODCB foreign ministers and the President of the UN General Assembly. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Lavrov joked with the head of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Фонтанка
- Lavrov joked about his dismissal at meeting with head of Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Москва 24
- Lavrov joked with the head of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs about his dismissal for a photo together — Вести
- Lavrov holds talks with head of Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iaino Cassis, reports TASS correspondent. — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Sergey Lavrov
- MID
- Switzerland
- TASS
- Inacio Cassisom
- UN
- European Union
- Russia
- Moscow
- New York
- General Assembly
- Inacio Cassis
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation