# Lavrov met Germany’s top diplomat at UNGA at Wadephul’s request, Russian MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/78411

- TASS, 2026-09-29 10:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2194457

> German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul personally requested a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. She was responding to media claims that Wadephul had effectively made a concession by agreeing to meet Lavrov.

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