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At UN SC session West tried to blame Russia for food crisis — Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister also thanked his Malian counterpart for support for Russia’s resolutions at the latest session of the UN General Assembly

MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS/. At Thursday’s meeting of the UN Security Council the Western countries tried to "put their blame at Russia’s door" and to shirk responsibility for the food crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference following talks with Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop in Moscow on Friday.

"It goes without saying that we discussed the situation in Ukraine and around it, including yesterday’s meeting of the UN Security Council devoted to world food security issues, where the Western countries once again tried to put their own blame at somebody else’s door. They argued that the crisis, which by and large is a result of their own efforts, allegedly stems from the crisis in Ukraine. Of course, they blamed it entirely on Russia," Lavrov said.

He thanked his Malian counterpart for support for Russia’s resolutions at the latest session of the UN General Assembly.

"All our initiatives were supported by Mali. We agreed to enhance coordination on the UN platform and in other international organizations. We are determined to work for this in earnest, including in the recently created Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations," Lavrov said.