Lavrov to skip OSCE meeting for second year in a row
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov does not plan to take part in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for the second year in a row. This is reported by the newspaper Vedomosti.
According to the publication, Russia also does not intend to allow the OSCE to take part in settling the situation in Ukraine. This means that the organization will not participate in negotiations on this issue in the format proposed by some participants.
The OSCE brings together 57 states from Europe, Central Asia and North America, including Russia. The organization deals with security issues, arms control and election monitoring. Russia remains a member, but in recent years relations between it and the organization have remained strained.
The published materials do not specify the exact dates of the meeting or its agenda. Nor is it reported which decisions may be adopted at this session without the participation of the Russian side.
Sources: Ведомости
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