Sergey Lavrov and Paul Gallagher, Moscow, 25 August 2026
1. A Trusted Channel in a Changed World
Стороны сохраняют взаимоуважительный диалог и намерены использовать его для обсуждения двусторонней и международной повестки.
Lavrov welcomes Gallagher back to Moscow five years after their previous meeting. He stresses that profound international changes make a confidential, mutually respectful channel with the Holy See especially valuable. The agenda combines bilateral relations with the international problems on which Moscow and the Vatican may help identify constructive solutions.
Необходимо продолжать доверительный диалог по поиску решений проблем, стоящих на международной повестке дня.
It is necessary to continue a confidential dialogue in search of solutions to the problems on the international agenda.
Нам удалось сохранить доверительный и взаимоуважительный диалог с Ватиканом.
We have managed to preserve a confidential and mutually respectful dialogue with the Vatican.
2. Diplomacy as Service to Peace
Святой Престол подчёркивает необходимость настойчивого диалога ради мира и поддержки людей, переживающих конфликты.
Gallagher answers that the present disorder makes dialogue more important than ever. He presents the meeting as a continuation of sustained work between the Russian embassy to the Holy See and the apostolic nunciature in Moscow. For the Vatican, persistence in diplomacy serves people living through conflict and keeps open a language of peace and hope when trust is under severe pressure.
В этой сложной обстановке в международных отношениях диалог важен как никогда.
In this difficult international environment, dialogue is more important than ever.
Мир нуждается в дипломатии больше, чем когда-либо.
The world needs diplomacy more than ever.