Information on the resignation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was confirmed by the source of the television channel Tsargrad in the Kremlin. It is noted that in this way the insistent request of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Earlier it was reported that Lavrov repeatedly asked to resign, since after a lengthy service in this responsible post, he was simply mentally and physically tired. For the first time this was started in the media in this March, referring to sources in the Foreign Ministry. Then the director of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova said that she does not know anything about this issue, this issue is the responsibility of the head of state. "And, you know, I do not have a crystal ball for guessing," she added.. At this moment Maria Vladimirovna is still silent. Like her web accounts. Recall, Sergei Viktorovich was appointed to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on March 9, 2004. Now he is 68 years old.