Russia, Thailand support settlement of int’l crises by peaceful means - Lavrov

BANGKOK, August 10. /TASS/. Moscow and Bangkok are committed to settlement of international and regional conflict solely by peaceful means on the basis of the United Nations Charter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday after talks with his Thai counterpart, Don Pramudwinai. "Concerning international and regional affairs, we stated the closeness or identity of our approaches to key problems of the international agenda," he said. "Both Russia and Thailand support the United Nations’ central role in settling global problems, support peaceful ways of settling conflicts and crises on the basis of the United Nations Charter." He said Russia’s and Thailand’s delegations are closely cooperating within the United Nations and within Asia Pacific format, including ASEAN’s annual events. "As part of Russia-ASEAN dialogue partnership, we focus special attention on boosting the efficiency of anti-terror efforts, of efforts against organized crime and drug trafficking," Lavrov stressed. Read more