According to an annual tradition, Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with the best MGIMO alumni on their first day at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"I feel in my heart (I cannot put it otherwise) that you have joined a tightly-knit “home” that maintains continuity and always strives to provide mentorship in the best and bureaucracy-free sense of the word," Lavrov said.
"We are a family, which does not mean that we are not highly focused on our responsibilities," he added.
The minister noted that the newly arrived young diplomats will work at an important period in the history of Russia and the world.
'The situation in the world is not getting any simpler, which only adds excitement, to be honest. It makes us think creatively and keeps us mindful of the main goal of our foreign policy which is to ensure the most favourable external conditions for our country’s internal development. This is the main content of the Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation as approved by President Vladimir Putin in 2016. Time flies. We are now updating this strategic document. I have no doubt that everyone in their area of work, in their respective departments, will contribute to forming common approaches and foreign policy strategies at the present stage," Lavrov stressed.
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