United Nations: First talks in years: Wadephul meets Lavrov
Since the start of Russia's war of aggression, there has been no bilateral conversation between the foreign ministers of Germany and Russia. Now, Wadephul and Lavrov are meeting in New York.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in New York, marking the first bilateral meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers in years. The 20-minute meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Debate and ended with a handshake. The German side had requested the meeting, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
The talks come amid ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war, which began in 2022, and ahead of which Wadephul had expressed concerns about a potential escalation.
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