Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on August 22, 2017. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
Moscow: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, will make a working visit to Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates between August 27 and 30. In Doha, Lavrov will meet with Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and will hold talks with Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Defence Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
A major issue at these talks will be the continued coordination of the parties’ positions on the key global and regional issues, including support for Russia’s position and initiatives at the UN and other international organisations. The parties will hold in-depth discussions of the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, primarily the need to settle regional conflicts by political and diplomatic methods, through dialogue based on mutual respect for the interests and concerns of all the sides involved.
Much attention in this respect will be given to the ongoing Gulf crisis. Russia has firmly urged the countries involved to abandon confrontational rhetoric and instead settle the dispute through negotiations and compromise solutions. Russia supports Kuwait’s mediation towards this end.
Syria is another current issue on the agenda of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s tour of the regional countries.
