The use of provocative rhetoric from the British authorities is unacceptable, as this undermines efforts to return to the interstate dialogue into a constructive channel. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the UN Commonwealth and Development Affairs and Development of Great Britain, his words were transferred in a statement on the MFA website.
Foreign Minister called on Britain to the responsible building of bilateral dialogue with Russia, which should be based on equality and mutual accounting of interests. He also emphasized the importance of concrete actions that contribute to the formation of a positive agenda in relations between Moscow and London and solving existing problems.
During the negotiations, Lavrov also emphasized the immutability of the waiver of the West from the continuation of the policies of sanctions and threats in relations with Belarus.