During the meeting of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, the topic of the territorial integrity of Ukraine was raised. The EU representative indicated to Russia that Europe will not agree with Moscow's violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state.

Borrell and Lavrov met on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday.

“They discussed relations between the EU and Russia, as well as topical international issues. High Representative Borrell raised some problems in relations between the EU and Russia, with the aim of making relations more stable and predictable. In particular, disagreements persist regarding Russia's violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in the field of democracy and human rights, as well as in relation to cyber threats, disinformation and other hybrid threats, ”the press release says..

The parties also discussed international issues on which the EU and Russia should continue to cooperate in order to solve global security problems, such as the situation in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, the Middle East Peace Process.

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Earlier it was reported that the representative of the European Union for foreign affairs Josep Borrell considers the inaugural summit of the Crimean platform, which took place on August 23, a powerful signal that the issue of Crimea is high on the international agenda..