Lavrov says he learned nothing new from German foreign minister’s remarks at UN meeting

TASS

UNITED NATIONS, September 26. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he learned nothing new from German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's remarks at a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, as he fully repeated Berlin's longstanding position.

"I asked him to set out what he had come in with. He took out his notes and read a text that fully reproduced what Germany, through its leaders, officially and publicly says every day. I learned nothing new from it," he said at a press conference following his participation in the high-level week of the 81st UN General Assembly.

Lavrov stressed that Moscow does not suffer from a lack of trust in the context of the Ukraine negotiation track, but continues to insist that "one must prove that one is capable of reaching agreements and prove that one can be trusted," while Kiev has failed to do so, encouraged by Western representatives.

"I think that you nevertheless study the essence of the issue and understand what these cries from Zelensky and his aides, who are under the full control of the West, are worth," Lavrov told reporters, adding that "the West, in turn, is completely incapable of reaching agreements, if we consider Europe's contribution to efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.".

Fonte: TASS