Lavrov’s conversation with the foreign ministers of Lebanon, Iran and Türkiye about the situation in the Middle East

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting Novosti news agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met and talked with his Lebanese counterpart, Abdullah Bou Habib, in New York this morning, Tuesday, on the sidelines of the United Nations Security Council meeting.

According to the information published by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the parties discussed the issues that are on the bilateral agenda, as well as the ways out of the Middle East crisis and the situation in the Gaza Strip.

Sergei Lavrov emphasized in his meeting with his Lebanese counterpart that the escalation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel and the involvement of other regional countries in it is unacceptable. In this regard, he emphasized the importance of collective efforts aimed at an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and solving acute humanitarian problems in this region, and once again confirmed Russia’s permanent position in supporting the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Republic of Lebanon.

The situation of Gaza and the Red Sea in the center of attention of the dialogue between the foreign ministers of Russia and Iran

In the meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on the sidelines of the UN Security Council events in New York, the senior diplomats of the two countries discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and also discussed the worsening situation in the Red Sea in Following the attacks of the United States and some of its allies, they expressed concern on Yemen.

According to the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the heads of diplomatic agencies of the two countries agreed to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible and ensure safe conditions for providing humanitarian aid to the people living in it. supported the region. Lavrov and Amir Abdollahian also expressed concern about the tense situation in the Red Sea, which has worsened as a result of the irresponsible military actions of the United States and a number of countries that have joined the attacks against Yemen.

Furthermore, the foreign ministers confirmed their readiness to implement the agreements reached between Russia and Iran at the highest level, including the increase of beneficial bilateral cooperation “in all priority areas” and started negotiations in this regard. .

Topics discussed by the Russian and Turkish foreign ministers in New York

Minister The Russian Foreign Ministry also talked with its Turkish counterpart at the UN headquarters on the sidelines of the UN Security Council events.

Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan discussed some important issues between international, including the situation in the Gaza Strip and in the Middle East as a whole.

According to the information of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the parties discussed the need to coordinate the steps of the two countries in order to find acceptable solutions. Both sides emphasized on acute regional problems, and first of all on the situation of the Gaza Strip, Syria, the Middle East as a whole and in the Black Sea region as well as in the South Caucasus.

Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey reviewed issues related to bilateral commercial and economic cooperation, the progress of key projects of the two countries in the energy sector, and discussed the schedule of future bilateral meetings.

Before that, in a meeting with Ms. Retno Marsudi, his Indonesian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov discussed the ways out of the current crisis in the Middle East, the situation in the Gaza Strip, and some important issues on the bilateral agenda.

Abdallah Bou Habib, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Refugees of the Republic of Lebanon, this morning, after meeting with his Russian counterpart in New York, in an exclusive conversation with a Russian journalist, expressed his concern that the military conflict in the Middle East that started in October last year with the escalation of the conflict between Palestine and the Zionist regime, the world witnessed a new round of development, now it has gone beyond the local level.

This Lebanese official said: the conflict [in the Middle East] Now it has become very, very significant, it is no longer a local conflict that occurs only in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, it is now a large-scale, regional conflict, although we hope that it will be larger and more developed. “

Lebanon’s foreign minister also reminded that Russia’s participation in UN Security Council discussions plays a key role in stabilizing the situation in the region. He added: “Russia always supports the peace and rights of the Palestinian people in the Security Council, and this role is important and influential.” He traveled to New York to participate in the United Nations Security Council meetings about the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, as well as in a meeting held at the initiative of Moscow about the conflict in Ukraine.

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