Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (2nd from left) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (right) on the sidelines of the ministerial open debates at the United Nation Security Council on the situation in the Palestinian territories at the United Nation Headquarters in New York on January 22, 2024. The ministers expressed their support for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and securing conditions for humanitarian assistance to the residents of the enclave. Photo: VCG