Lavrov: "Russia does not want to see US soldier in Central Asia"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

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# 24 August 2021 16:16 (UTC +04:00)

"Russia does not want to see US soldier in Central Asia," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the press conference with his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest as a response to the question of "Does Russia want to see US servicemen in Central Asia", APA's correspondent in Moscow reports.

"No, we do not want to see US soldier in Central Asia. I explain its reason. Deployment of US servicemen in Central Asia countries, which are neighbor to Afghanistan, will make these countries a target," stressed Russian FM.

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