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The newly- elected UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected to arrive in Moscow on November 24, where he will meet head of state Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reported TASS News Agency.

The spouse of a deceased Russian pilot, who was killed after Turkish warplanes shot down a Russian aircraft on Nov. 24, 2015, over an alleged airspace violation, has said she is ready to meet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

Expectations of an in-depth discussion of Greek-Russian cooperation on energy in the context of the 4th Greek-Russian Forum and the energy conference included therein were dashed on its first day on Wednesday.

Moscow appreciates NATO member Greece's position regarding the West's decision to impose retaliatory sanctions following the annexation of Crimea, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Wednesday, in Athens. Speaking in front of the cameras, the Russian diplomat alleged the efforts to reach a political solution in the Syrian crisis were being sabotaged.

Athens vowed to maintain close ties with Moscow as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited the Greek capital on Wednesday.

"Your visit comes at a crucial time for stability in the wider region," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Lavrov during a meeting at Maximos Mansion.

Moscow will contribute to efforts to reach a Cyprus peace settlement consistent with UN Security Council resolutions, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.

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BELGRADE - NATO's bombings of Yugoslavia in 1999 were an aggression and the first attack in Europe on a sovereign state since 1945 that inflicted damage to numerous civilian objects, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Syria talks convened by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Oct. 15 evening failed to agree on a common strategy with Russia to end the conflict in Syria, now in its sixth year.

Syria talks with a fresh format but few fresh ideas opened in the Swiss lakeside town of Lausanne on Oct. 15, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry seeking a new path to peace after failing to secure a ceasefire in direct talks with Russia.