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“Attention was also drawn to the problems of disarmament, including the impact of Washington’s statement on the U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty on open skies, preparations for the NPT Review conference, the situation in the Conference on disarmament in Geneva,” – said on Smolensk square.

In the debate on the situation in Ukraine highlighted the lack of an alternative the progress of the Minsk agreements. As noted in the Russian foreign Ministry, the Russian side has been accented that the Minsk group “package of measures” must be implemented in its entirety and sequence, including the establishment of direct and sustainable dialogue between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk.

In the Russian Ministry stressed that the heads of ministries with similar positions and exchanged views on the alarming situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the situation in Syria and Yemen. Linda and Lavrov also discussed efforts undertaken in the framework of the “Stockholm format” to promote inclusive national dialogue in Venezuela.

the Russian foreign Ministry the sides discussed Russian-Swedish relations, focusing on the promotion of practical cooperation, primarily in trade-economic, investment and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The possibility of the organization in early June, videoconference co-chairs of the intergovernmental Russian-Swedish Supervisory Committee on trade and economic cooperation.

“Russia and Sweden will continue to effectively cooperate in multilateral regional formats in Northern Europe and the Arctic, including in view of the upcoming 2021-2023 years of Russia’s presidency in the Arctic Council”, – said the Russian office.

in addition, the Ministers touched upon the problems impeding the spread of the infection of coronavirus, a new type. Lavrov and Linda noted the need to strengthen international cooperation in the face of a pandemic COVID-19 and its socio-economic impact, coordinated by the world health organization.