Germany demanded to limit journalists at the meeting between Lavrov and Vadeful, Russia refused
Quick Look
- Before the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and Germany on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the German side demanded to limit the number of journalists and conduct negotiations without recording, but Russia refused and announced work in the usual format.
- The meeting took place on September 26 at UN headquarters and was the first since January 2022.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The last meeting of the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and Germany took place in January 2022 in Moscow, when Sergei Lavrov received Annalena Bärbock. Since then, high-level diplomatic contacts have been suspended due to the conflict in Ukraine.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Before the meeting between the Russian and German foreign ministers, the German side demanded that the number of journalists be limited and that the meeting be held without recording.
Russia abandoned the restrictions and stated that it would work as usual.
The meeting of the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and Germany took place on September 26 at the UN headquarters and was the first since January 2022.
MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. The German side, before the meeting between Russian and German Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and Johann Wadeful on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, demanded to limit the number of journalists and hold the meeting without recording, but Russia responded that it would work in its usual mode and would not agree to these restrictions, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
The meeting of the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and Germany took place on September 26 at the UN headquarters. It was the first since January 2022, when Lavrov received Annalena Berbock in Moscow. Earlier, Zakharova told RIA Novosti that Vadeful himself asked for a meeting with Lavrov.
“The meeting took place on Saturday morning. In the evening, German protocol officers, some representatives of their side, delegations began to come and set some of their conditions,” Zakharova said on Sputnik radio.
“One of the conditions was not to invite the press in an expanded format. It is necessary, they said, to limit the number of journalists and be sure to turn off the microphones so that journalists cannot hear anything, so that all this is silent,” the diplomat clarified.
In response to these demands, Russia stated that it would work in its usual format, Zakharova indicated.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The dialogue between the Russian Federation and Germany will continue at the level of working groups or through intermediaries
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific topics were discussed at the meeting?
- Will the dialogue between the Russian Federation and Germany continue at the highest level?
- What consequences could this meeting have for countries' positions on the Ukrainian conflict?
