Lavrov pointed to the desire for peace in the Middle East based on a balance of interests.

Russia wants to pacify the situation in the Middle East based on a balance of interests of all parties. This was announced on April 8 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"Under all circumstances, we certainly wish for the pacification of the Middle East, based on a balance of interests of all countries in the region, without exception. Both Iran and all its neighbors," Lavrov said at the 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Subjects of the Russian Federation under the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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