Lavrov in New York for UN talks with Rubio
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York for the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, where he held multiple bilateral and multilateral meetings, including a one-hour meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The meeting focused on Ukraine, Middle East, Caucasus, Latin America, and G20 preparations.
Consensus
- Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York for the 81st session of the UN GeneralAssembly.
- The high-level week of the UN General Assembly took place from 22 to 28 September.
- Lavrov held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubiо on 23 September.
- The meeting between Lavrov and Rubiо lasted nearly an hour.
- Lavrov participated in multiple bilateral and multilateral meetings during his visit.
- The meeting covered topics including Ukraine, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
- The meeting included discussion of preparations for the upcoming G20 summit.
- Lavrov was scheduled to speak at the UN General Assembly on 26 September.
- Lavrov conducted a press conference on 26 September.
- The Russian government flight took 12 hours and 45 minutes from Moscow to New York via the northern route.
Points of divergence
- Lavrov held 40 bilateral meetings during his four-day visit. — interfax
- Lavrov stated on 17 September that there would be no material effect from contacts with the U.S. — vm
- Lavrov planned to hold around 20 international meetings, primarily with Russia’s allies in the CSTO. — tg_echoonline_news
- Lavrov was scheduled for more than 30 meetings during the UN events. — vesti
- Lavrov’s flight took 12 hours and 45minutes via the northern route. — m24
- The meeting between Lavrov and Rubiо took place at a luxury hotel on Madison Avenue, not at the UN headquarters. — interfax
- The meeting with Rubiо was scheduled for 16:00 Moscow time, and it was not specified whether Ukraine would be discussed. — tg_echoonline_news
- Rubio mentioned U.S. concern about the risk of escalation in Ukraine and that Moscow and Kyiv were interested in halting attacks on energy infrastructure. — interfax
- The U.S. administration sent Putin an invitation to the December G20 summit in Miami. — interfax
- Dmitry Peskov confirmed receipt of the G20 invitation and said it would be processed through diplomatic channels. — interfax
- Lavrov emphasized the need to quickly improve Russia-U.S. relations in line with Putin-Trump agreements. — interfax
- Maria Zakharova said Lavrov’s speech would cover Russia’s approach to pressing global issues and proposals to restore the UN’s authority. — vesti
Coverage (7 sources)
- Lavrov in New York: make it in four days — Интерфакс
- Foreign Ministers of Russia and Germany meet in New York 'on the sidelines' of the UN General Assembly — Интерфакс
- Lavrov met with head of India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in New York — Интерфакс
- Lavrov arrived in New York to participate in the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly — Вечерняя Москва
- Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York. Today he will meet with the US Secretary of State — ЭХО / Новости
- Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation arrived in New York to participate in the UN General Assembly — Вести
- Lavrov arrived in New York to participate in the UN General Assembly — Москва 24
Key entities
- New York
- UN
- Sergey Lavrov
- MID
- Russia
- Moscow
- General Assembly
- USA
- General Assembly
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- Marco Rubio
- India
- FRG
- Johanna Vadevula
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