# Lavrov and Saudi foreign minister to hold talks in Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/49044

- TASS, 2026-09-08 02:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2183885

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to meet his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in Moscow on Tuesday. Before the UN General Assembly, they are expected to reaffirm opposition to renewed escalation in the Persian Gulf and discuss restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.

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