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'Do sports?' - Lavrov praises Venezuela’s FM's muscles at meeting on UNGA sidelines00:47
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil Pinto on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Footage shows the ministers shaking hands and sitting down at the negotiating table.

Lavrov noted Gil's good physical fitness and asked, "Do sports?"

The Venezuelan diplomat agreed with his Russian counterpart's assumption and laughed.

Lavrov arrived in New York on Wednesday to take part in events at the UN General Assembly. The minister is also scheduled to attend several bilateral and multilateral meetings, including those of the CSTO, BRICS, G20 and the Group of Friends for the Defence of the UN Charter.

'Do sports?' - Lavrov praises Venezuela’s FM's muscles at meeting on UNGA sidelines

United Nations, New York City
September 25, 2024 at 20:33 GMT +00:00 · Published

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil Pinto on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Footage shows the ministers shaking hands and sitting down at the negotiating table.

Lavrov noted Gil's good physical fitness and asked, "Do sports?"

The Venezuelan diplomat agreed with his Russian counterpart's assumption and laughed.

Lavrov arrived in New York on Wednesday to take part in events at the UN General Assembly. The minister is also scheduled to attend several bilateral and multilateral meetings, including those of the CSTO, BRICS, G20 and the Group of Friends for the Defence of the UN Charter.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil Pinto on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Footage shows the ministers shaking hands and sitting down at the negotiating table.

Lavrov noted Gil's good physical fitness and asked, "Do sports?"

The Venezuelan diplomat agreed with his Russian counterpart's assumption and laughed.

Lavrov arrived in New York on Wednesday to take part in events at the UN General Assembly. The minister is also scheduled to attend several bilateral and multilateral meetings, including those of the CSTO, BRICS, G20 and the Group of Friends for the Defence of the UN Charter.

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