Overview

• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sergei Lavrov is leading Russia’s delegation and begins substantive contacts today.
• Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said roughly ten full-format meetings are planned for Lavrov’s first day, with the schedule subject to adjustments.
• Russian officials and media report a planned U.S. contact identified as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a separate conversation with UN Secretary‑General António Guterres.
• Lavrov’s address at the General Assembly’s general debate is scheduled for September 27.
• The itinerary includes ministerial engagements in BRICS, the Group of Twenty, the CSTO, and the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter.