Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar: “Just a short while ago, the Government of Israel approved the resolution I brought before it to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. This horrific genocide, which took place more than a century ago and whose historical facts are no longer seriously disputed, claimed the lives of 1.5 million people and destroyed an ancient cultural and historical heritage. As Jews, and especially as the nation-state of the Jewish people, I believe it is our moral duty to make this decision. I want to thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his support and my fellow cabinet ministers for backing this historic step.”

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS HE WAS ASSURED BY UKRAINIAN COUNTERPART THAT ATTACK ON IRANIAN SHIP WAS 'UNINTENTIONAL AND UKRAINE SEEKS NO ESCALATION' IRANIAN FM ARAQCHI: IRAN DOES NOT SEEK ESCALATION EITHER, BUT MADE CLEAR ANY ATTACK ON OUR CITIZENS OR INTERESTS IS UNACCEPTABLE; THERE MUST BE RESTITUTION FOR LOSSES

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the West simply cannot accept the new reality: their 500-year dominance is over. Speaking after a meeting with his Guinea-Bissau counterpart, Lavrov emphasized the right of all nations to choose their own development path. “Not all [UN] General Assembly resolutions on granting independence to colonial countries and peoples have been implemented, and these relapses, of course, are most clearly evident in the economic sphere.”

Iranian Foreign Minister says Trump is absolutely right. Whoever provides safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated. "Iran is the guardian of the Strait and will remain so forever. 20% is of course too much. We will be fair."

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday urged the US side to handle Taiwan-related issues with extra prudence during a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway from July 2 to 8, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will pay the visit at the invitation of Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, and Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, the spokesperson said.