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UN: Lavrov wishes Swiss counterpart whatever he 'wishes for himself' during UNGA meeting
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19.09.2017
Journalist (English): "It is the last day at the UN for our minister, do you have a message for him? What do you wish him?"
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (English): "Well, whatever Didier wishes for himself I would be very much in favour. Because it’s not what we want, you know, for others. It’s what each of us wants for himself."
Journalist (English): "That’s a very good Russian answer. Thank you very much."
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (English): "Now get out."
Didier Bukhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister (English): "Another Russian answer!"
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (English): "Thank you gentlemen, and ladies!"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wished his Swiss counterpart Didier Burkhalter "whatever [he] wishes for himself" during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Monday.
The comment came in response to a question from a journalist who asked the Russian foreign minister what he would "wish" for Burkhalter on his last day at the UN. "Well, whatever Didier wishes for himself I would be very much in favour. Because it’s not what we want, you know, for others. It’s what each of us wants for himself," Lavrov joked.
The meeting came a day before UNGA’s key debates between world leaders start on September 19. The General Assembly runs until September 29.
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (English): "Well, whatever Didier wishes for himself I would be very much in favour. Because it’s not what we want, you know, for others. It’s what each of us wants for himself."
Journalist (English): "That’s a very good Russian answer. Thank you very much."
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (English): "Now get out."
Didier Bukhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister (English): "Another Russian answer!"
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (English): "Thank you gentlemen, and ladies!"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wished his Swiss counterpart Didier Burkhalter "whatever [he] wishes for himself" during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Monday.
The comment came in response to a question from a journalist who asked the Russian foreign minister what he would "wish" for Burkhalter on his last day at the UN. "Well, whatever Didier wishes for himself I would be very much in favour. Because it’s not what we want, you know, for others. It’s what each of us wants for himself," Lavrov joked.
The meeting came a day before UNGA’s key debates between world leaders start on September 19. The General Assembly runs until September 29.
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