Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov´s opening remarks during talks with leader of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt, Moscow, June 23, 2017
(World News Russia)

Mr Jumblatt, We are glad to welcome you and your team to Russia. You visit our country regularly. These contacts are very important for us as they enable us to get first-hand assessments of the situation from one of the leading politicians in the region. We saw each other a couple of years ago. Events in the Middle East have not been...