Russian FM to skip OSCE Ministerial Council, his deputy steps in

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will not attend the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna, as announced by Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“No. The Russian delegation will be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. [Alexander] Grushko,” Zakharova said during a briefing on November 27, Caliber.Az reports per Russian media.

The 32nd Ministerial Council meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will take place December 4–5, 2025, in Vienna, Austria. The event will gather Foreign Ministers from the 57 OSCE participating States as well as the 11 Partners for Co-operation. 

As the OSCE's principal decision-making body, the Ministerial Council offers a key platform for Foreign Ministers to review and address the security situation in the OSCE area, as well as to evaluate the Organization's work in all its fields of activity.

By Khagan Isayev