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Lavrov meets with UN secretary-general on General Assembly sidelines

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What to know about Lavrov meets with UN secretary-general on General Assembly sidelines

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and several other international leaders and representatives during the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. The article lists the various officials Lavrov encountered and mentions his participation in meetings with the Alliance of Sahel States and South Pacific island nations.

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What happened

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly, a TASS correspondent reported.

Why it matters

The meeting began without opening remarks for the press and continued behind closed doors.

Common ground

Guterres’s term as the UN secretary-general expires on December 31, 2026.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and several other international leaders and representatives during the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. The article lists the various officials Lavrov encountered and mentions his participation in meetings with the Alliance of Sahel States and South Pacific island nations.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali Abdoulaye Diop”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny a meeting between Lavrov and Abdoulaye Diop.
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Claim 2: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly”
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Multiple web search results confirm the meeting between Sergey Lavrov and Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, discussing peace, security, and coordination.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by UN Secretary–General António Guterres. The list includes all travels outside of the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, United States. Gu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations. A member of the Portu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Guterres
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khalilur Rahman (Bengali: খলিলুর রহমান; born 1 April 1954) is a Bangladeshi diplomat and economist who has served as President of the United Nations General Assembly since 8 September 2026, presiding …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalilur_Rahman
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Claim 3: “the minister took part in the meeting "Russia - Small Island States of the South Pacific"”
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Claim 4: “the minister took part in... a meeting with the Alliance of Sahel States”
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Claim 5: “Lavrov met with Foreign Minister of Panama Javier Martinez-Acha”
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The meeting is mentioned in a TASS list of Lavrov's meetings, but no other independent source confirms this specific encounter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez arrived in New Delhi for a five-day official visit. He will meet with senior Indian leadership to discuss trade and economic relations.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/s-jaishankar-in-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier in the day, Lavrov met with President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Safadi, Serbian President Aleksandar …
https://tass.com/politics/2192487
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web search NEUTRAL — Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s message of greetings to Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan.
https://www.mid.ru/en/
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Claim 6: “Lavrov met with Co-Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke”
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Multiple sources, including TASS and official press releases, confirm the meeting between Lavrov and Nicaragua's Co-Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke in New York.
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web search NEUTRAL — On September 24, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Co-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke on the sidelines of the High-Level Week, which is ta…
https://www.mid.ru/en/press_service/vizity-ministra/2147683/
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Co-Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke confirmed readiness to boost the entire array of bilateral relations during a meeting in New York on the…
https://tass.com/politics/2192461
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web search NEUTRAL — Her Excellency Noemi Espinoza Madrid, Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), held a virtual meeting with His Excellency Valdrack Jaentschke, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the…
https://acs-aec.org/index.php?q=press-center/releases/2025/a…
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Claim 7: “Lavrov met with Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Victor Bisono”
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While Wikipedia confirms Victor Bisono is the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic, the specific meeting with Lavrov is only mentioned as part of a list in a TASS report without detailed corroboration from other independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Víctor Orlando Bisonó Haza, is a Dominican politician, businessman and diplomat. Curently, he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, in the government of President Luis Abin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itó_Bisonó
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier in the day, Lavrov met with President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Safadi, Serbian President Aleksandar …
https://tass.com/politics/2192487
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web search NEUTRAL — С.Лавров и Ф.-В.Штайнмайер | Sergey Lavrov & Frank-Walter Steinmeier. 1 466 просмотров 1,4 тыс. просмотров.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. 13 Отметки "Нравится".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWuzocjSCVM
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Claim 8: “Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam Prince Abdul Mateen”
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Claim 9: “Guterres’s term as the UN secretary-general expires on December 31, 2026.”
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Both Wikipedia and multiple cross-references (Deutsche Welle, France24) explicitly state that Antonio Guterres's second term ends on December 31, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations secretary-general selection was held in October 2016 to choose the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations to succeed Ban Ki-moon from 1 January 2017. Six straw polls were held …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Nations_Secretary-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations Secretary-General selection is currently being held to choose the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. The current Secretary-General, António Guterres of Portugal, will compl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Nations_Secretary-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations. A member of the Portu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Guterres
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Claim 10: “Lavrov met with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi”
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Multiple web search results confirm the meeting between Lavrov and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on September 24, 2026, regarding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · On September 24, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in Ne…
https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2147632/
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web search NEUTRAL — On March 13, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. Their discussion featured a constructive exchange of views on key aspects of Russia's...
https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/russia/2026/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met IAEA head Rafael Grossi at the 81st UN General Assembly session to discuss Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant security.
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russian-officials-v…
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Claim 11: “Lavrov met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi”
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Claim 12: “Lavrov met with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Safadi”
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Web search results confirm a meeting between Lavrov and Jordan's Deputy PM/Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on September 26, focusing on Middle Eastern issues.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Tanf (Arabic: التَّنْف) is a military base in a part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria, which is used by the Syrian Armed Forces. It is located 24 km (15 mi) west of the al-Walid border crossin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of foreign ministers in 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of foreign ministers in 2025.
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Claim 13: “Lavrov met with President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Lavrov met with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on September 24, 2026, during the 81st UNGA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The general debate of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 23 September 2025 and ran until 29 September. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The general debate of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 22 September and ran to 28 September 2026. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 24 September 2024 and continued until 28 September, returning for a last day on 30 September 202…
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Claim 14: “Lavrov met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic”
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Web search results confirm that Lavrov met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, including the conveyance of greetings from Vladimir Putin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleksandar Šešelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Шешељ; born 25 September 1993) is a Serbian politician. He served in the Serbian parliament from 2017 to 2020 as a member of the far-right Serbian Radic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Šešelj
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 Balkan non-papers were two documents of unknown origin, claimed to have been drafted by the government of Slovenia by several sources, which carried proposals for the redrawing of borders in …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleksandar Vulin (born 2 October 1972) is a Serbian politician and lawyer who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from 2024 to 2025. He served as the director of the Security Intelligence Agency…
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