Russian, German FMs meet for first time since 2022

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Sergey Lavrov (left), Russia's foreign minister, sits across from Johann Wadephul (second from the right), Germany's foreign minister, during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session at the United Nations, in New York, US, September 26, 2026. /VCG

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, met briefly on Saturday at UN Headquarters in New York, the first such meeting since the start of Russia's special military operation in 2022.

The German side requested the meeting on Friday "at the very last minute," Lavrov said. The two foreign ministers met before Lavrov's speech at the General Assembly.

"Nothing new came from that initiative of the (German) foreign minister," Lavrov told reporters.

Asked whether Saturday's meeting can be seen as a resumption of dialogue between Russia and Germany, Lavrov said that Wadephul simply reiterated his official public position.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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