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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with delegates from South Pacific small island nations during the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. The discussions focused on bilateral cooperation in areas such as climate change, fisheries, shipping, and education.

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What happened

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with high-ranking delegates representing small island nations of the South Pacific on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Why it matters

"The sides held a substantive exchange of views on current international and regional challenges and discussed prospects for expanding bilateral cooperation between Russia and the participating countries in areas of mutual interest, including climate issues,…

Common ground

The participants reaffirmed their commitment to stepping up cooperation across a wide range of areas, the statement reads.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with delegates from South Pacific small island nations during the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. The discussions focused on bilateral cooperation in areas such as climate change, fisheries, shipping, and education.

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Claim 1: “the Russian Foreign Ministry said [that Sergey Lavrov met with high-ranking delegates representing small island nations of the South Pacific]”
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The provided evidence mentions the Russian Foreign Ministry tweeting a video of a meeting with Cardinal Parolin and other general meetings, but it contains no statement or reference to the Russian Foreign Ministry reporting a meeting with South Pacific small island nation delegates.
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur …
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/marco-rubio-sergey-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, met with his German counterpart on Saturday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. It was the first meeting between the two countries at this level…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/world/europe/russia-germa…
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web search NEUTRAL — 22 meeting, the Russian foreign ministry tweeted a video of the two officials shaking hands and exchanging greetings. "We thank you for the suggestion to have this meeting," Lavrov is heard telling th…
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/cardinal-parolin-russian-f…
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Claim 2: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with high-ranking delegates representing small island nations of the South Pacific on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly”
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The provided evidence mentions Sergey Lavrov meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and discussing relations with Algeria, but there is no mention of meetings with delegates from small island nations of the South Pacific during the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly.
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in New York on 23 September on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the United Nat…
https://thepanafrikanist.com/lavrov-rubio-hold-talks-on-ukra…
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web search NEUTRAL — During the conversation, the practical tasks of further strengthening the relations of the in-depth strategic partnership between Russia and Algeria were discussed in detail, including the schedule of…
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/09/24/2615792.html
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web search NEUTRAL — On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. During this week’s assembly, Trump repeated his belief that …
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/24/world/live-news/un-genera…

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