Key facts
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Wednesday.
- The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning, September 23.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry stated it has never shied away from meetings if requests are received.
- The 81st Session of the UN General Assembly General Debate begins Tuesday and runs through September 28.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are expected to meet in New York on Wednesday morning, September 23, according to separate statements from the US State Department and a senior Russian diplomat. The meeting is set to take place during the UN General Assembly High-level Week. Kirill Logvinov, Director of the Department of International Organizations of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told TASS that the Russian side will consider meeting requests from Western countries, taking into account Lavrov's agenda. The General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly commences on Tuesday and will host nearly 130 global leaders, with discussions expected to cover ongoing conflicts and the future of the UN.