Lavrov: America’s green light to Israel to continue killing the people of Gaza/ Russian and Palestinian foreign ministers meeting in New York

According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency, quoted by “Tas” news agency, Sergey Lavrov, Last night, in an open debate at the UN Security Council regarding the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East region, including the Palestinian issue, the Russian Foreign Minister condemned the attitude that the United States is blocking all UN efforts to stop the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip.

During his speech, he said: The tactic of American diplomacy, which vetoes resolutions related to the establishment of a ceasefire or the need to reduce the intensity of conflicts in Gaza, is very worrying. It is obvious that this meeting will give Israel a green card to continue the collective punishment of Palestinians.

Lavrov recalled that on the eve of this meeting, the Russian side proposed a draft statement calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. But the United States and its allies blocked the document, thereby reaffirming that saving the lives of Palestinian civilians is not their priority. According to him, the inability of the Security Council to take comprehensive measures to resolve the situation in the Middle East has led to the escalation of the current Palestinian conflict throughout the region, which again shows the disastrous participation of the United States and its allies in this situation.

The Russian Foreign Minister warned that their military presence in the region will create new risks for international security.

Lavrov’s warning about the deplorable environmental situation in the Gaza Strip.

At this meeting, Sergey Lavrov also pointed to the fact that the forced relocation of residents of the Gaza Strip is unacceptable under any circumstances. According to him, such a scenario is not acceptable to any common sense and should not be implemented under any circumstances.

The Russian Foreign Minister also warned about the environmental situation of the Gaza Strip and said that assessments show that Gaza will never be fit for habitation after the end of the conflict. Referring to the sharp increase in the risk of an epidemic and the destruction of Gaza’s sewage system, he added: As a result of the constant bombing by the Israeli side, the soil, underground water and atmosphere of the region have been destroyed to an unprecedented extent with a thick layer of explosive and combustible materials, equipment and ammunition, and chemical substances. have been infected.

Lavrov and al-Maliki emphasized the importance of ending the killing of the people of Gaza

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Palestinian counterpart Riyad Al-Maliki In a meeting that took place last night in New York, they emphasized the need to end the killing of Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible. The Russian Foreign Ministry explained about this meeting: “During these negotiations, Lavrov and Maliki They discussed issues related to the escalation of conflicts between Palestine and Israel, and in the first place the situation in the Gaza Strip. Both sides emphasized the importance of ending the slaughter of innocent people in this region as soon as possible and resuming the process of resolving the Middle East conflict based on recognized international law and considered it necessary to establish a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 with a capital in East Jerusalem. /p>

In addition, the foreign ministers of Russia and Palestine reviewed the current issues on the bilateral agenda and confirmed the focus of both parties on the further development of political dialogues and the strengthening of Russian-Palestinian relations.

Lavrov asked Biden not to delay the establishment of a Palestinian state

Sergei Lavrov, also in an exclusive interview with CBS (the text of which was published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia ), asked US President Joe Biden not to postpone the establishment of the Palestinian state.

The Russian Foreign Minister pointed out that the previous presidents of the United States had postponed this issue for decades. “Stop the war,” Biden urged. Do not use your veto when a resolution is proposed to establish a humanitarian ceasefire. Let the bloodshed end.”

He also called for preventing further displacement of the Palestinian people from their land and preventing further destruction of the Gaza Strip and said: “We must definitely raise our voice to prevent the displacement of Palestinians from raise our motherland and prevent this land from becoming uninhabitable.”

Lavrov and Guterres’ conversation in New York about issues of cooperation between Russia and the United Nations

Sergey Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov discussed various aspects of cooperation between Russia and the World Organization, as well as the importance of strengthening the role of the central coordinator of the United Nations in the field of world politics, in a meeting with Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, this morning, Wednesday. According to the press office of the Russian Foreign Ministry, “Lavrov and Guterres held fundamental discussions on various aspects of bilateral cooperation, as well as key issues on the international agenda. Both sides emphasized the importance of further strengthening the role of the central coordinator of the United Nations in global politics, taking into account the wide range of opinions of the member states. Also, in this meeting, the head of the Russian diplomatic service emphasized the special importance of observing the “principles of neutrality.” and equality in accordance with the charter of this organization” was emphasized by all the staff of the UN Secretariat.

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