#UNGA81 🗓 On September 23, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil Fahmy in New York on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. Sergey Lavrov congratulated Nabil Fahmy on his appointment as Secretary-General of this authoritative pan-Arab organisation and wished him success in this important role. 🤝 They discussed practical steps to further strengthen cooperation between Russia and the LAS. Particular attention was paid to reinvigorating existing mechanisms for bilateral cooperation, including the Russia-Arab Cooperation Forum. They also held an in-depth discussion of current Middle Eastern issues, focusing on the volatile situation in the Persian Gulf caused by the US-Israeli aggression against Iran. They also addressed the crises in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, Lebanon and Syria. #RussiaLAS