Lavrov Meets Swiss Foreign Minister at UN, Jokes About Photo
Quick Look
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis at UN headquarters in New York, discussing preparations for a ministerial meeting in Lugano and joking about Cassis not being fired for taking a photo with him.
- Lavrov also held talks with US, Egyptian, Cuban, Syrian, Trinidad and Tobago officials and CSTO ministers earlier.
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Why It Matters
Lavrov is engaged in high-level diplomatic talks during the UN General Assembly session, having previously met with US, Egyptian, Cuban, Syrian, Trinidad and Tobago officials and CSTO members.
UNITED NATIONS, September 24. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis at the UN headquarters, a TASS correspondent reported.
The ministers shook hands at the start of the meeting, and Lavrov jokingly expressed hope that the Swiss minister would not be fired for taking a photo with him. "I hope you won't be fired for this photo. Although you are not part of the European Union," he said. The sides discussed preparations for the ministerial meeting in Lugano, Switzerland, on December 3-4 this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, Lavrov held talks with the US secretary of state and the foreign ministers of Egypt, Cuba, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as an informal meeting with the foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states and the president of the UN General Assembly.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The ministerial meeting in Lugano will proceed as scheduled on December 3-4, 2026
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific outcomes were agreed upon for the Lugano ministerial meeting?
- Did the photo comment reflect actual Swiss domestic political concerns?
