
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the conflict in Ukraine and its global consequences during a closed meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, according to the secretary general's office.
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The conflict in Ukraine has continued since 2022, attracting international attention and prompting diplomatic efforts to resolve it.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the conflict in Ukraine during a meeting on the sidelines of the General Assembly in New York. This was reported in the office of the Secretary General, RIA Novosti reports.
It is clarified that Lavrov and Guterres, in particular, discussed the global consequences of the conflict. The meeting was held in a closed format.

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