00:36Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shared a joke at Borsig-Villa Reiherwerder in Berlin, Wednesday, as they met ahead of the 'Normandy Four' talks on Ukraine.
"I thought that it was not for pictures. I thought it was for substance," Lavrov said upon seeing the press in the room. Steinmeier responded: "With the two of us pictures are substance."
The group, dubbed the 'Normandy Four,' was created in 2014 to secure a peaceful settlement to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The key issues for discussion were the further implementation of the Minsk peace agreement and the current situation in south-eastern Ukraine, with special focus on issues such as security and prisoner exchange. Aside from Lavrov and Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin also attended Wednesday's talks.
Germany: Lavrov and Steinmeier share joke ahead of 'Normandy Four' talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shared a joke at Borsig-Villa Reiherwerder in Berlin, Wednesday, as they met ahead of the 'Normandy Four' talks on Ukraine.
"I thought that it was not for pictures. I thought it was for substance," Lavrov said upon seeing the press in the room. Steinmeier responded: "With the two of us pictures are substance."
The group, dubbed the 'Normandy Four,' was created in 2014 to secure a peaceful settlement to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The key issues for discussion were the further implementation of the Minsk peace agreement and the current situation in south-eastern Ukraine, with special focus on issues such as security and prisoner exchange. Aside from Lavrov and Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin also attended Wednesday's talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shared a joke at Borsig-Villa Reiherwerder in Berlin, Wednesday, as they met ahead of the 'Normandy Four' talks on Ukraine.
"I thought that it was not for pictures. I thought it was for substance," Lavrov said upon seeing the press in the room. Steinmeier responded: "With the two of us pictures are substance."
The group, dubbed the 'Normandy Four,' was created in 2014 to secure a peaceful settlement to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The key issues for discussion were the further implementation of the Minsk peace agreement and the current situation in south-eastern Ukraine, with special focus on issues such as security and prisoner exchange. Aside from Lavrov and Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin also attended Wednesday's talks.