Lavrov arrives in New York for UN assembly, set to meet Rubio

interfax.ru (Russian) —

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in New York to attend the high-level week of the 81st UN General Assembly session, with a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio being prepared for September 23. The meeting with Rubio is expected to cover Washington's view of the situation in Ukraine, as well as Moscow-Washington cooperation within the UN framework. Lavrov is scheduled to deliver a speech from the General Assembly podium on September 26. Russian diplomats noted that US policy at the UN has become more pragmatic under President Donald Trump, adding that Moscow's main disagreements now are with European nations rather than Americans.


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