Germany's FM Wadephul meets Lavrov on UNGA sidelines
It's the first such meeting since Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. DW has the latest.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. The meeting took place at the German initiative, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The last high-level meeting between Lavrov and a German diplomat was in January 2022, when Annalena Baerbock was visiting Moscow.
Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan proposed the idea of regulatory sandboxes for new technologies, aiming for Moldova to become a testing ground for emerging tech while ensuring responsible regulation. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng emphasized the need to safeguard the post-WWII order and promote peace, cooperation, and multilateralism, rejecting unilateral military actions and the US blockade of Cuba.
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