Russia's Lavrov says US discarding international conventions, pursuing its own interests

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Al-Monitor

April 24 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognised diplomatic conventions in pursuit of its own interests, particularly in dominating energy markets, in an interview broadcast on Friday.Lavrov, interviewed by Russian state television, said Washington, in its dealings with Latin America and the Middle East, was taking us back to a world where nothing existed in international law.