Trilateral talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi
The participants in the Abu Dhabi talks will discuss issues of ensuring collective security under guarantees that will come into force after a full-fledged settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
The discussions on security guarantees were proposed by the US and agreed upon by Russia, Lavrov said at the plenary session of the International Forum for Ensuring Collective Security."We have accumulated a lot of experience, and I hope that this experience will be useful to us at the ongoing negotiations in Abu Dhabi, which are starting right this minute, where, at the suggestion of the American side, agreed with us, issues of ensuring collective security in this region will be discussed under guarantees that will come into force after reaching a full-fledged comprehensive settlement," Lavrov said. Speaking of the US, Lavrov noted that Russia has no illusions about US President Donald Trump's administration and hopes that the US will have the determination to continue dialogue.Other world issues were also tackled by the Russian Foreign Minister -- the situation in the Persian Gulf is far from resolution, and the Palestinian issue is no longer remembered at all, Sergei Lavrov said."The situation [in the Persian Gulf] is still far from resolution. And speaking of the Middle East, let's not forget that no one even mentions Palestine anymore," Lavrov said.Trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine are being held in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. Earlier on Tuesday a source in the negotiating group told Sputnik that the talks will focus on discussing key aspects of the formation of a new continental security system. The Ukrainian settlement will be only one of the points of a large-scale discussion, the source said.
© Sputnik / Stanislav Krasilnikov / Go to the mediabankRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The participants in the Abu Dhabi talks will discuss issues of ensuring collective security under guarantees that will come into force after a full-fledged settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
"We have accumulated a lot of experience, and I hope that this experience will be useful to us at the ongoing negotiations in Abu Dhabi, which are starting right this minute, where, at the suggestion of the American side, agreed with us, issues of ensuring collective security in this region will be discussed under guarantees that will come into force after reaching a full-fledged comprehensive settlement," Lavrov said.
Speaking of the US, Lavrov noted that Russia has no illusions about US President Donald Trump's administration and hopes that the US will have the determination to continue dialogue.
"And the Trump administration ... We have no illusions, I want to say this right away. But, without harboring illusions, understanding the deep contradictions regarding how international politics should develop further, of course, it is always better to talk ... This is what is happening now in our relations with the United States. Therefore, without harboring any illusions, having learned from the experience, examples of which I have just briefly listed, we very much hope that this time the United States administration will have the determination to continue this dialogue with an eye to achieving an honest balance of interests, when no one's security will be infringed," Lavrov said.
Other world issues were also tackled by the Russian Foreign Minister -- the situation in the Persian Gulf is far from resolution, and the Palestinian issue is no longer remembered at all, Sergei Lavrov said.
"The situation [in the Persian Gulf] is still far from resolution. And speaking of the Middle East, let's not forget that no one even mentions Palestine anymore," Lavrov said.
Trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine are being held in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. Earlier on Tuesday a source in the negotiating group told Sputnik that the talks will focus on discussing key aspects of the formation of a new continental security system. The Ukrainian settlement will be only one of the points of a large-scale discussion, the source said.
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