Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov´s answers to Russian media questions, New York, September 19, 2017
(World News Russia)

Question: How would you describe the ongoing UN General Assembly session, in particular, the remarks by US President Donald Trump, who said the United States has the strength to totally destroy North Korea, if it is forced to defend its allies? Sergey Lavrov: The session began a week ago with organisational matters. The general debate began today. Therefore, we will only be able to comment on it later. Regarding the statement by US President Donald Trump, it was remarkable. Some of it was probably intended for domestic audiences, in addition to foreign audiences. We have taken note of the...