Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang, New York, September 28, 2024

On September 28 in New York, during the high-level segment of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the President of the GA Philemon Yang, elected in June 2024.

They discussed issued on the session’s agenda and underscored the key rule-making role of the General Assembly. The officials also touched upon topics associated with raising the UN GA efficiency and the correlation of its activity with the work of other principal UN bodies.

The minister expressed the hope that, as President, Mr Yang would pursue a balanced and impartial line, take careful account of the views of all member states, and avoid using the United Nations platform to serve narrow national interests.

They stressed the importance of maintaining the atmosphere of constructive cooperation at the General Assembly and the unacceptability of introducing any destructive initiatives of confrontational nature in its work.