Russian Embassy in Asmara

#RussiaLebanon 🇷🇺🇱🇧 On September 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovmet with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. During the conversation the Ministers exchanged views on the unfolding military and political situation in the Middle East with an emphasis on the tragic events in Lebanon in the context of intensified bombings by the Israeli Air Force. ▪️ Sergey Lavrov expressed his condolences over civilian deaths in Lebanon and stressed the unacceptability of further escalation of the armed confrontation and its expansion on a regional scale. He has confirmed Russia’s unwavering position in support of the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrityof the Republic of Lebanon. He stressed the need for the Lebanese themselves to promptly find consensus solutions to the issues on the national agenda, without any external interference. The Ministers also discussed pressing issues of traditionally friendly Russian-Lebanese ties and confirmed their shared desire to continue close coordination at the UN and other multilateral platforms, and to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economic, humanitarian and other areas. #UNGA79