Moscow, July 26: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone…
Moscow, July 26: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi, expressing condolences over the death of an Iranian sailor during an attack by Ukrainian drones on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Consensus
- A telephone conversation took place between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi on July 26.
- The call was initiated by Iran.
- Lavrov expressed sincere condolences over the death of an Iranian sailor due to a Ukrainian drone attack on the Iranian-owned cargo ship 'Ana'.
- The ship, named 'Ana', had departed from Astrakhan with civilian cargo.
- The attack occurred on July 25 in the Caspian Sea.
- Lavrov requested that condolences be conveyed to the family and friends of the deceased sailor and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.
- Arakchi thanked the authorities of Astrakhan for assistance provided to the crew of the attacked vessel.
- Arakchi emphasized the need to prevent similar actions by the 'Kyiv regime'.
- Arakchi informed Lavrov about ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating tensions in the Middle East caused by a U.S. attack on Iran.
Points of divergence
- Iranian Foreign Minister Arakchi reported to Lavrov that he had condemned Ukraine's strike on the Iranian ship and stated that such an act 'cannot go unanswered'. — interfax
- Arakchi called on the UN and EU to respond to the Ukrainian attack on the Iranian vessel. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Tehran informed Moscow about efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East — Интерфакс
- Lavrov expressed condolences to Arakchi on the death of a sailor in an attack by Kyiv — Вести
- 🇷🇺🇮Ṛ 📞 On July 26, a telephone conversation took place between the Russian Foreign Minister and the Iranian Foreign Minister at the initiative of Iran — МИД России
Key entities
- Russia
- Moscow
- MID
- Iran
- Abbas Arakchi
- Sergey Lavrov
- INTERFAX.RU
- Kyiv
- Middle East
- Tehran
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Caspian Sea
- S.V.Lavrov
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