Russia-Germany MFA meeting seen as positive but not transformative
The meeting held 'on the sidelines' of the UN General Assembly between Russian and German foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Johann Wadefeldt, in no way indicates a change in Berlin's policy, but the fact that such a meeting took place is positive, President of Russia Dmitry Peskov stated.
Consensus
- The meeting between Russian and German foreign ministers took place on September 26.
- The meeting occurred at the UN headquarters in New York.
- The meeting lasted approximately 20 to 22 minutes.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the meeting as a positive fact.
- Peskov stated that the existence of dialogue is better than its absence, even when bilateral relations are near zero.
- Peskov warned against making conceptual conclusions about rapid changes in German policy.
- The meeting was the first in-person encounter between the two foreign ministers in over four and a half years.
- Sergei Lavrov and Johann Wadefur were the participants.
Points of divergence
- The meeting was initiated by the German side, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, though Berlin claimed the opposite. — kommersant
- The meeting was initiated by Berlin, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. — vedomosti
- Johann Wadeful stated that the request to meet Russia came from countries of the Global South. — kommersant
- Wadeful confirmed the publicly stated position of the German government regarding Ukraine. — vedomosti
- The meeting was described as the first in-person contact between the two foreign ministers in more than 4.5 years. — interfax
- The meeting lasted 22 minutes. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Peskov: Relations between Russia and Germany are tending towards zero — Коммерсантъ
- Peskov called the meeting of the Russian and German foreign ministers a positive fact — Ведомости
- Peskov called the meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and Germany a positive fact — Коммерсантъ
- Peskov called the meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and Germany a positive fact — Интерфакс
- In Kremlin urged not to rush to conclusions after meeting of Russia and Germany foreign ministers — Вести
- Peskov stated that the fact of the meeting of the heads of the Russian and German foreign ministries is positive, but conclusions should not be drawn yet — Москва 24
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