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#Outcomes2024 🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference on the outcomes of Russian diplomacy in 2024 (January 14, 2025) 💬 FM Sergey #Lavrov: We are living in a historical era of confrontation between those who uphold the fundamental principles of international law <...> which have been formulated, set out and put forth in the most important international document – the UN Charter – and those who are not satisfied with that document, who decided <...> that they could not live in accordance with the wishes of the “political West”, <...> those who oppose multipolarity. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has repeatedly explained the true root causes of the special military operation in Ukraine. We had to begin to repel an attack, a war waged against us by the collective West with the main goal of suppressing competition when Russia re-emerged as its strong rival on the international arena. Their main goal was to weaken our country geopolitically, creating direct military threats to us right on our borders, on Russia’s native territories, <...> in an attempt to slash our strategic potential and devalue it as much as possible. The second reason also has to do with the history of the region, only it was more about the people who have lived on that land for centuries. <...> These people were labelled ‘terrorists’ by the current Ukrainian regime, which came to power through a coup d'etat. And when they refused to accept it, that regime launched an all-out offensive against all things Russian. <...> There has been a revival in efforts to oppose the Western diktat, with emerging economies and new centres of financial power in China, India, ASEAN, the Arab world, and CELAC. This group also includes a resurgent Russia together with its allies from the EAEU, the CIS, and CSTO. This also includes the SCO and #BRICS. The United States does not want to have any competitors anywhere, starting with the energy sector. <...> The United States and its allies have placed sanctions policies at the core of what they do on the international stage, including regarding Russia. This demonstrates their refusal to engage in fair economic competition and their commitment to using unfair, aggressive practices for suppressing their opponents. *** #CollectiveWest The West is intoxicated by its perceived “greatness,” its impunity, and its self-endowed authority to dictate the destinies of peoples worldwide. This reflects arrogance and a disdainful attitude towards the rest of the world. It is yet another brazen assertion that when we speak of “democracy,” it signifies merely one thing – “we do as we please.” <...> It is sheer hypocrisy, dictatorial behaviour, disrespect for the populace. #UN UN Security Council reform is needed. Not all countries that bear special responsibility in the global economy, finance, politics, and military affairs are represented in the UN Security Council. It has been pointed out repeatedly that countries such as India and Brazil have long earned permanent Security Council membership on all counts, as has Africa. #RussiaChina Russia-China partnership is among the key factors stabilising modern international life and the ongoing processes that are used, among other things, to escalate confrontation and hostility in international affairs, which is what our neighbours from NATO engage in under US guidance. #USA#Ukraine As soon as Donald Trump assumes the presidency and articulates his final stance on Ukrainian matters, we will examine it. <...> The increasing reference to the realities “on the ground” is a development likely to be welcomed. #RussiaSerbia Our relations with Serbia are grounded solely in the interests of the Serbian and Russian peoples, as well as our respective states. Our interests align on the vast majority of issues. These relations are rich with specific agreements and projects, including those in the energy sector, approved by our heads of state, governments, and companies.

🎙Statement by Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov during the #UN Security Council meeting on multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order, New York, July 16, 2024 (excerpts): 💬Today, the very foundations of the international legal order - strategic stability and the UN-centric system of international politics - are put to the test. We won’t be able to resolve the mounting conflicts unless we understand their root causes and restore faith in our ability to join forces for the common good and justice for all. 👉Let’s face it: not all countries represented in this chamber recognise the key principle of the #UNCharter which is the sovereign equality of all states. Speaking through its presidents, the United States has long declared its exceptionalism. This applies to Washington’s attitude towards its allies, whom it demands to be unquestioningly obedient even to the detriment of their national interests. Rule, America! This is the thrust of the notorious “rules-based order” which presents a direct threat to multilateralism and international peace. ❗️The most important components of international law - the UN Charter and the resolutions of our Council - are interpreted by the collective West in a perverse and selective manner, depending on the instructions coming from the White House. Numerous Security Council resolutions have been ignored altogether, among them Resolution 2202, which approved the Minsk agreements on Ukraine, and Resolution 1031, which approved the Dayton Agreement on peace in BiH on the basis of the principle of equal rights of the three constituent peoples and two entities. We can discuss endlessly the sabotage of the resolutions on the Middle East. Just think back to what Antony Blinken had to say in an interview with CNN in February 2021 taking a question about what he thinks about the decision of the previous US administration to recognise the Syrian Golan Heights as part of Israel. In case someone is not sure what his answer was, I will refresh your memory. The Secretary of State said, “Leaving aside the legalities of that question, as a practical matter, the Golan is very important to Israel’s security.” This is despite the fact that UN Security Council Resolution 497 of 1981, which you and I are well aware of and which no one has cancelled, qualifies annexation of the Golan Heights by Israel as illegal. However, according to those very “rules,” to quote Mr Blinken, “legal questions are something else.” And, of course, everyone remembers the statement by the US Ambassador to the UN that Resolution 2728 adopted on March 25 demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip “is not legally binding,” meaning that the American “rules” supersede Article 25 of the UN Charter. <...> 🔗Read in full: https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1962040/ #UNCharterIsOurRules

[English below] 🗓 20-21 мая в Астане Министр иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лавров принял участие в заседании Совета министров иностранных дел государств-членов Шанхайской организации сотрудничества (СМИД ШОС). В центре внимания были вопросы деятельности Организации в контексте подготовки заседания Совета глав государств-членов (СГГ) ШОС 3-4 июля в Астане. Обсуждены также проекты документов, которые имеется в виду представить на рассмотрение лидеров. Согласованные подходы сторон к дальнейшему развитию Организации, а также актуальным проблемам глобальной и региональной повестки дня будут отражены в Астанинской декларации. Важным шагом в укреплении ШОС станет приём Белоруссии в члены организации. Министрами одобрены проекты соответствующих решений СГГ. Согласованы предложения СМИД по комплексному совершенствованию деятельности ШОС применительно к современным геополитическим реалиям. Приняты за основу проекты лидерских заявлений, а также концептуальных документов в интересах продвижения кооперации в области энергетики, транспорта и логистики, охраны окружающей среды. В ходе обстоятельного обмена мнениями по ключевым региональным и международным проблемам Министры обсудили ситуацию в секторе Газа и в целом на Ближнем Востоке, урегулирование палестино-израильского конфликта. Особое место заняли вопросы содействия ШОС стабилизации в Афганистане, учитывая значение этого фактора для безопасности шосовского пространства. С.В.Лавров провёл также ряд двусторонних встреч. mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1952220/ **************** 🗓 On May 20-21, Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov took part in the Foreign Ministers Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member-countries. The participants focused on the organisation’s activities in the context of preparations for the meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in #Astana on July 3-4. They also discussed draft documents to be presented for the leaders’ consideration. The participants will reflect their coordinated approaches to the SCO’s further development and current global and regional issues in the Astana Declaration. The admission of Belarus will be an important step towards strengthening the #SCO. The Ministers endorsed the relevant draft decisions of the Heads of State Council. They also coordinated proposals of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council on comprehensive improvement of the organisation’s activities in the context of current geopolitical realities. They adopted draft leadership statements and conceptual documents as a foundation for promoting cooperation in energy, transport, logistics and environmental protection. During a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international issues, the Ministers discussed the situation in the #Gaza Strip and the #MiddleEast as a whole, and, in part, settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They paid special attention to the SCO’s efforts to facilitate stabilization in #Afghanistan, considering the importance of this factor for the security of the SCO space. 🤝 FM Lavrov also had a number of bilateral meetings. mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1952220/

📹 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov’s video address to participants in the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference Key talking points: • The arms control, disarmament and #nonproliferation system crisis reflects unprecedented degradation in the sphere of international security. • The #West is balancing on the dangerous edge of a direct military confrontation between nuclear powers, which could have catastrophic consequences. • The US-led collective West is cynically complementing the deliberate destruction of balanced and equal agreements that do not suit Washington with the promotion of apparently dishonest schemes that would create advantages for the United States. • Striving to attain decisive military superiority, Washington and its allies are enlarging the network of alliances directed against other countries. They are working energetically to implement a number of highly destabilising military-technical programmes. • There is no basis whatsoever for an arms control and strategic stability dialogue with the United States in the face of a total hybrid war being waged against our country. • Moves to undermine the existing arms control and non-proliferation system are affecting the stability of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/Nuclear/npt/text). <...> The Western countries have used the treaty for years to address political agendas unrelated to nuclear non-proliferation. • The attempts of the Western countries to tailor the OPCW to their vested interests are a source of serious concern. The Western states have already turned this prestigious and strictly technical international agency into an instrument for implementing their geopolitical interests in the Middle East and beyond by privatising the OPCW Secretariat. • We are convinced that to prevent further degradation of the world situation <...> all countries should pool their efforts to upgrade the international security system relying on the principles of multilateralism, equality and indivisibility. 🔗Read in full: https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1945334/

🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov’s remarks during a meeting of the United Russia General Council’s Commission on International Cooperation and Support for Compatriots Abroad 📍 Moscow, April 16, 2024 #Election2024 • The high interest in voting [during the 2024 Presidential election] was overwhelming, which was confirmed by high turnout as well as the large number of journalists, public figures and representatives from compatriot organisations who observed the elections. • The electoral process took place amid the hybrid war against Russia unleashed by the collective West. <...> Nevertheless, the Russian Foreign Ministry and its foreign missions have coped with the task. Hundreds of thousands of Russians got the chance to exercise their constitutional right. 🔗https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1944626/