Russia will not take part in the meeting convened by the USA on the fight against the pandemic – Gazeta.Ru
November 10, 2021, 20:26
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not take part in the online conference of foreign ministers on the fight against the pandemic, which the United States is holding on Wednesday, due to its work schedule and late government from the American side. It is reported by TASS…
“We received information about the upcoming event only at the very end of October. By this time, the working schedule of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov had already been formed at this meeting. “The American side reported,” Zakharova emphasized.
According to her, Russia does not have information about the program and participants of the meeting. At the moment, the department is preparing to participate in the session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, says Zakharova.
Formerly Director of WHO Bureaux Hans Kluge suggestedwhen the end of the coronavirus pandemic is announced.