Off we go! 🇺🇳

#UNGA80 – the 80th Anniversary Session is in full swing!

#Day1 📹 #VideoRecap

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York to take part in the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly. As is customary, dozens of meetings, contacts and events take place on its sidelines.

⏳ They say the whirlwind pace of the “Big Apple” is nearly impossible to match – but no task is beyond Russian diplomats led by Minister Lavrov

12 hours – 12 meetings:

• Meeting with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mirjana Spoljaric

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Juraj Blanár

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó

• Meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs ad interim of Vietnam Lê Hoài Trung

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic Roberto Álvarez

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco Nasser Bourita

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Marko Đurić

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Grenada Joseph Andall

• Meeting with Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis

• Meeting with the foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States

👉 Follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Lavrov, at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in real time!

#Day2 📹 #VideoRecap

🏃‍♂️The Russian delegation continues its “diplomatic marathon” during the High-Level Week of #UNGA80!

⏱️ By the end of the second day we can report excellent results – 11 events, comprehensive meetings and negotiations:

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria Asaad al-Shaibani

• Meeting with President of Bolivia Luis Arce

• The G20 Ministerial Meeting

• Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member states

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration of Egypt Badr Abdelatty

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq Fuad Hussein

• Meeting with high representatives of the Pacific Small Island Developing States

• Meeting with the OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu

• Ministerial meeting of the regional quartet on Afghanistan

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Sudan Monday Semaya Kumba

• Meeting with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres

👉 Follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Sergey Lavrov at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in real time!

For those just tuning in, here’s a recap #Day1.

#Day3 📹 #VideoRecap

🇷🇺 The Russian delegation led by Minister Sergey Lavrov continues its “diplomatic marathon” at the High-Level Week of #UNGA80. It has passed its halfway mark. Day Three set a record in both the number of meetings and the intensity of the schedule👇

A record 14 events, full-fledged meetings and negotiations in less than 24 hours:

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi
• Meeting with Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Rashad al-Alimi
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sihasak Phuangketkeow
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Hyun
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Prak Sokhonn
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves
• Meeting with Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of Burundi Edouard Bizimana
• BRICS Ministerial Meeting
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
• Meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan Kamil Idris
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Mauro Vieira
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yván Gil

#Day4: Today will feature two key events:

• Minister Lavrov’s address at the General Debate of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly
• Minister Lavrov’s news conference on the outcomes of Russia's work at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly

👉 To stay informed, follow the activities of the Russian delegation, led by Minister Lavrov, at the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in real time!

For those just tuning in, here’s a recap of #Day1 and #Day2 of the Russian delegation’s work in New York!

✅ Russia's delegation led by Minister Lavrov has concluded its “diplomatic marathon” at the High-Level Week of #UNGA80!

The pace and results were, as always, impressive. A few figures to: in 90+ hours, our diplomats held ~40 different events, meetings and talks with representatives of more than 50 countries.

Catch up with the #VideoRecap 👇

👉 #DAY1
👉 #DAY2
👉 #DAY3

#Food4Thought for all interested in world affairs & foreign policy 👇

🎙 Minister Lavrov’s address at the General Assembly
🎙 Minister Lavrov’s press conference