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Foreign Secretary's call with Sergei Lavrov, 17 June 2021

The Foreign Secretary spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 17 June 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

On 17 June, the Foreign Secretary spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.

They discussed a number of issues where the UK and Russia profoundly differ, but also key global challenges such as international security, COVID-19, and climate change ahead of COP26.

The pair agreed to speak again soon.

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Published 17 June 2021