Lavrov, in an interview with the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, stated that pressure on the country was not available.

On September 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a meeting with Ivan Hill, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, declared the categorical inadmissibility of using instruments of forceful pressure on sovereign states as an instrument of foreign policy.

"Lavrov stated the categorical inadmissibility of using forceful pressure on sovereign states as an instrument of foreign policy. He expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan leadership in the face of growing external threats," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website.

It is clarified that during the conversation, the approaches of the Russian Federation and Venezuela coincided on most issues of the current global agenda, and further steps were outlined to deepen foreign policy coordination on international platforms.

In addition, the ministers noted the dynamic development of strategic partnership relations between Moscow and Caracas and agreed to develop them.

Caribbean grief: partners turn away from the United States because of the operation against Venezuela

Even Colombia and Brazil sided with Caracas, despite diplomatic contradictions.

On September 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi, Eduard Bizimana, within the framework of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York and discussed with him the further strengthening of friendly relations between the two countries.

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