US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov have begun a gathering on the sidelines of the eightieth session of the UN Common Meeting.

Supply: European Pravda; Russian International Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova

Particulars: Zakharova posted two images of the "assembly of the heads of the overseas ministries of Russia and the US" on her Telegram channel with out additional remark.

In keeping with Kremlin-aligned Russian information company TASS, the assembly started with out opening remarks from the delegations and is being held behind closed doorways.

Background:

• Rubio has spoken with Lavrov a number of occasions on the telephone because the Trump administration took workplace.
• In July 2025, Rubio and Lavrov additionally met on the sidelines of the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. Their bilateral assembly lasted about an hour.

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