Lavrov to attend UN meeting in Geneva, hold talks with Kerry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday plans to attend a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva and hold several bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, TASS reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia was expected to put forward an initiative in Geneva to adopt a statement by the president of the Human Rights Council for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
"We hope for a constructive approach from all delegations concerned," the ministry said.
On the sidelines of the session, Lavrov will also open a high-level discussion focused on protecting Christians around the world, it said.
"Russia is seriously concerned about conflicts in the Middle East, which has been a centre of all monotheistic religions from time immemorial. Unfortunately, Christians do not only suffer persecution or discrimination in the course of these conflicts but also become the victims of actions that can be defined as genocide," the ministry said.