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Lavrov to Hold First Talks With New UK Foreign Secretary at UN General Assembly

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Lavrov to Hold First Talks With New UK Foreign Secretary at UN General Assembly

11:18 GMT 12.09.2016 (Updated: 11:20 GMT 12.09.2016)

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson addresses staff inside the Foreign Office in London, July 14, 2016. - Sputnik International

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will meet on the sidelines of the September 13 UN General Assembly in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.

September 4, 2016. British Prime Minister Theresa May during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin held as part of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou. - Sputnik International

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – This will be the first meeting between the two countries' top diplomats.

"Lavrov and Johnson agreed to meet on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York," the ministry said in a statement on the diplomats' phone conversation held earlier in the day.

Earlier this month, Russia President Vladimir Putin and current UK Prime Minister Theresa May met for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 forum in China.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson welcomed Russia’s agreement with the United States on a ceasefire in Syria that kicks off later in the day, the Russian Foreign Ministry added.

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