U.S. Secretary of State Blinken will attend the OSCE meeting despite a boycott by Ukraine and the Baltic states over Lavrov's
presence, but no meeting between Blinken and Lavrov is expected.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to attend
in an OSCE ministerial meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, which is being boycotted by the
of Ukraine and the Baltic states. However, a meeting between Blinken and Lavrov
is not planned. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday, November 28, by a representative of the
of the US Department of State, quoted by Voice of America, informs UNN.
We respect the ability of each country
to decide whether or not to participate. We believe that this is
a useful forum for engaging with OSCE members, and we look forward to attending
When asked what message the US Secretary of State
of State is traveling to this meeting, the representative of the
State Department spokesperson said:
"I think the OSCE is a really important
institution to address political and human rights issues in
Europe. And so the U.S. Secretary of State is going to be there in solidarity with
with the North Macedonians, who have had a difficult year and have done a wonderful job, and also to
to express solidarity with other OSCE members," the diplomat said.
When asked about the possibility of any
of any meeting between Blinken and Lavrov, the official replied: "We do not expect this.
We do not expect that."
To recap
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
Kuleba will boycott the OSCE ministerial meeting because of the decision to
to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to attend.
Later, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined the boycott .
EU representative Josep Borrell will participate in the OSCE meeting, which is being held in
in the OSCE meeting, which is boycotted by Ukraine and the Baltic states because of the admission of
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov