Russia's Lavrov dismisses AP report that he was taken to hospital at G20
Associated Press, citing Indonesian officials, said that Lavrov had been taken to hospital after arriving on the island of Bali for a Group of 20 summit. AP said Lavrov, 72, had been treated for a heart condition.
Asked about the report, Lavrov said Western journalists had been writing falsely for a decade that Putin, 70, was ill. Bali Governor I Wayan Koster told Reuters that Lavrov had briefly visited Sanglah Hospital in Bali for a "check-up" but that the minister was in good health.Associated Press did not immediately respond to a request for comment on their story.
Before becoming foreign minister, Lavrov served as Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations.
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