Russia's foreign minister refused to answer journalists' questions in English at the United Nations.

Reference News Network, September 28 - According to the website of "Russia Today" on September 27, on that day, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov refused to respond in English to a request from a reporter from Sky News UK.

This reporter requested Lavrov to answer the question in English during the press conference. However, the Russian foreign minister refused to do so. He reminded that the event was held at the United Nations building, and Russian and English are both official languages of the United Nations.

Foreign Minister Lavrov emphasized: "Therefore, I would like to sincerely thank you for respecting our right and opportunity to use the Russian language." (Translated by Li Ran)

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