# Lavrov and Japan’s top diplomat meet on sidelines of G20 in Atlanta

https://mins.news/en/item/122979

- TASS, 2026-10-30 18:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2211169

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi during the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta. Their meeting is the first full-fledged talks between the two in five years.

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