Lavrov to lead Russian delegation at Munich Security Conference – Ministry

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation at the Munich Security Conference, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in Moscow on Thursday. “On February 15-16, Lavrov will take part in the work of the next meeting of the Munich Security Conference as head of the Russian delegation,” she said. At the conference, the top Russian diplomat plans to outline Moscow’s approach to building cooperation in the region from Greater Europe to Greater Eurasia, and maintaining international security and global stability, TASS quoted Zakharova as saying. Talks between the Russian and German foreign ministers and their meeting with representatives of the countries’ business communities are being planned.