Russian Diplomacy, August 21:
Lavrov spoke with #Belarus' FM:
"They emphasised that all external actors need to respect the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Belarus, and stop trying to provoke confrontation in Belarusian society and undermine the process of normalising the situation."
Russian Deputy FM Morgulov spoke with #Iran's ambassador Kazem Jalali about a range of bilateral issues
Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov then met with #Iran's ambassador Jalili to discuss preserving the #JCPOA and invalidating US claims under 2231
Russian rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Yakovenko again meets with Saad #Hariri's Russia point man George Shaaban (previously spoke August 17) for a wide-ranging conversation on #Lebanon and other international issues.
Lavrov spoke to #Sweden's FM about #Belarus and the #OSCE:
"The Russian side emphasized the unacceptability of imposing any mediation efforts or ready-made solutions on Minsk."
Putin's MENA envoy Bogdanov meets with #Palestinian ambassador Abdel Hafiz Nofal to discuss the Middle East and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations based on, inter alia, 2SS and Arab Peace Initiative.
As always, Russia emphasised need for Palestinian unity under the #PLO platform
Russia's MENA envoy Bogdanov held telephone conversations with #Fatah's Saeb Erekat, #Hamas' Mousa Abu Marzook, #PFLP's Maher al-Taher, and #PLO's Mustafa Barghouti.
They welcome Russia's proposal to begin holding regular all-Palestinian summits in Moscow to unify the factions
Bogdanov met with #Turkey's Charge d'Affaires in Russia to discuss #Libya and other issues of mutual interest in the Middle East
#Finland President Sauli Niinistö calls Putin to discuss #Belarus and bilateral relations.
"Vladimir Putin reaffirmed...that meddling in the internal affairs of a sovereign state and attempting to exert external pressure on the legitimate authorities are unacceptable."
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