During a reception celebrating Orthodox Easter, Lavrov stated, “The situation is not calm and is concerning not only on our western borders, but the Middle East has also been experiencing turmoil for many years.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope on Tuesday that his country will adhere to the understandings reached with the United States in Alaska regarding Ukraine.
Lavrov, speaking at a press conference following talks with the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Libyan Government of National Unity, said, “We remain optimistic… and hope, in particular, that the agreements reached in Alaska (during the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump in mid-August) will be respected and implemented.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov stated on Monday that Russia welcomes all mediation efforts aimed at resolving the situation in the Middle East, and Moscow’s initiatives are aimed at achieving this goal.
Ivanov, during his speech at the third Russian municipal forum “Small Homeland – Russia’s Strength” held at the Russian National Center, said, “We welcome all mediation efforts to advance the settlement process. For this purpose, the Russian initiative to resume dialogue on establishing a collective security system in the Gulf region, with the participation of all concerned regional countries and supported by international mediators, was proposed.”
Ivanov pointed out that Moscow opposes repeated American and Israeli aggression against Iran and Lebanon.
