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Russian Foreign Minister Sergeн Lavrov raised the themes of the fight against terrorism, the US withdrawal from the arms reduction and non-proliferation treaties during a speech at the UN General Assembly. The heads of the foreign affairs agencies of Russia and the United States discussed the futility of anti-Russian sanctions, the refusal to issue visas to several Russian diplomats and figures and the Ukrainian issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
Speaking about terrorism from the UN rostrum, Lavrov emphasized the problem of the terrorist threat. He also raised the topic of cooperation of several countries with terrorists in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria.
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In his speech, Russian Foreign Minister expressed concern over the US’s reluctance to extend the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT). According to Lavrov, the Americans rejected several Russian initiatives related to non-proliferation of weapons and refused to accept a joint statement on the inadmissibility of nuclear war. The minister also criticized Washington’s actions in the Gulf region, calling them "destructive."
Lavrov discussed these and other issues during a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. According to the Russian minister, representatives of the two countries spoke about conflicts in different parts of the world. Separately, the parties paid attention to the situation in Ukraine and expressed hope that Ukraine would comply with the Minsk agreements.
Sergey Lavrov also expressed indignation to the US representative about America’s refusal to issue visas to a number of Russian delegates to the UN and pointed out the futility of the sanction pressure on Russia.
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