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UN declares importance of normalization Baku-Yerevan relations

UN declares importance of normalization Baku-Yerevan relations

UN Secretary General António Guterres considers the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations important. He stated this at a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, which was held in New York at the 77th session …

President of UN 77th General Assembly sworn in

President of UN 77th General Assembly sworn in

Hungarian diplomat Csaba Korosi was sworn in as the President of the 77th UN General Assembly, which will open in New York on Tuesday. Korosi vowed to perform his duties in the best interest of the UN, in accordance with the UN Charter …

Lavrov obtains visa to attend UN General Assembly

Lavrov obtains visa to attend UN General Assembly

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and a number of members of the Russian delegation to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) have obtained their US visas today to travel to New York, where UN headquarters is located, the Russian …

Greece calls Türkiye 'aggressive' in letters to NATO, UN

Greece calls Türkiye 'aggressive' in letters to NATO, UN

The Greek government sent letters to NATO and the United Nations, complaining about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's "aggressive" statements and asking the bodies to condemn Ankara's actions. Earlier this week, …

Russia and U.N. discuss Russian grain, fertilizer exports

Russia and U.N. discuss Russian grain, fertilizer exports

Senior U.N. and Russian officials met in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss Russian complaints that Western sanctions were impeding its grain and fertilizer exports despite a U.N.-brokered deal to boost Russian and Ukrainian shipments of the …

Turkey understands Russia's concern over food deal - source

Turkey understands Russia's concern over food deal - source

Ankara understands Moscow's discontent on such partial implementation of the agreement and may provide support in the ongoing negotiations to allow Russian cargo to enter markets, the source said. "These objections are …

UN chief calls for ‘restraint’ in Iraq

UN chief calls for ‘restraint’ in Iraq

UN chief Antonio Guterres called for “restraint” in Iraq and asked all parties to “take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation” as Baghdad's Green Zone descended into chaos, according to his …

Guterres: nuclear weapons should be consigned to history

Guterres: nuclear weapons should be consigned to history

The global community should completely reject nuclear weapons, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. "Our world has been held hostage by nuclear weapons long enough. These devices of death guarantee no victory or safety. By …

Lavrov meets with UN Special Envoy for Syria in Moscow

Lavrov meets with UN Special Envoy for Syria in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen reaffirmed the importance of further dialogue on the intra-Syrian Constitutional Committee platform during their talks in Moscow Thursday. "Special …

UK could ‘toughen up’ visa conditions for Russians

UK could ‘toughen up’ visa conditions for Russians

Britain’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has suggested the U.K. may tighten visa conditions for Russians, but expressed doubts about a total ban on all Russian tourists. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Wallace …