Russia denies report that Lavrov was taken to hospital and treated for heart condition
Russia's foreign ministry denied a report that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was taken to hospital.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attendin a session of the Russian State Duma on October 3, 2022.Russia's foreign ministry on Monday denied a report that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was taken to hospital after he arrived in Bali on Sunday for the G-20 meeting.that 72-year-old Lavrov had been taken to the hospital after landing in Bali, where he is set to attend the summit that begins on Tuesday, and had been treated for a heart condition, with no further details provided.
However, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova derided the report Monday, saying she was "here with Sergey Viktorovich [Lavrov] in Indonesia ... and we do not believe our eyes: it turns out that he was hospitalized," she said, calling the report the "height of fake news." "Well, it's been written about our president for 10 years now that he fell ill. This is such a game that is not new in politics," Lavrov said.
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