
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, at a meeting at MGIMO, said that the situation at the front is a decisive factor for Russia’s international influence, and expressed gratitude to the participants in the special military operation.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to students and teachers of MGIMO.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov conveyed his personal greetings to all participants in the special military operation.
Lavrov emphasized that the state of affairs at the front has a decisive impact on the perception of Russia in the world and on the prospects for its influence.
The minister noted that the main task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to provide effective diplomatic and political support for the special military operation.
MOSCOW, September 7 - RIA Novosti. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov conveyed his personal greetings to all participants in the special military operation.
“The main decisive influence on the perception of us in the world and on the prospects for our influence, strengthening our position in the world will have and is being exerted by the state of affairs at the front. Therefore, I once again want to bow to all participants in the special military operation, to all those who ensure their work through logistics organizations, to all those who support them with humanitarian aid,” Lavrov said at a meeting with students and faculty of MGIMO.
He also conveyed his personal greetings to the participants and veterans of the special military operation who entered MGIMO and were present in the hall.

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