Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov joked on Thursday, September 3

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov joked on Thursday, September 3, during the Eastern Economic Forum (VEF) that the oldest profession in the world is diplomacy.

Coverage (2 sources)

• Sergey Lavrov called diplomacy the oldest profession — Вечерняя Москва
• Lavrov joked about the world's oldest profession — Вести

Key entities

• Sergey Lavrov
• Russia
• Moscow
• MID
• RIA Novosti
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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