“It was very pleasant to meet in Vienna today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Our talks were dedicated to the joint fight against COVID-19, the situation in Afghanistan, Belarus, civil society, economic and cultural cooperation, as well as relations between the EU and Russia, ”wrote Kurz on Twitter.
It was a pleasure to meet the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov in Vienna today.
Our talks focused on the joint fight against # COVID19, #Afghanistan, #Belarus, economic, civil society and cultural cooperation as well as relations between the #EU and #Russia.
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- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) August 25, 2021
Earlier in Vienna, a meeting began between Sergei Lavrov and Sebastian Kurz.
They shook hands and took pictures, after which the meeting began in a tete-a-tete format.