On September 28, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with the heads of delegations from the small island states of the South Pacific, on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly.

The officials had a productive exchange of views on promising areas of practical cooperation between Russia and its partners from the South Pacific sub-region. They also considered ways of expanding cooperation on major international issues.

At the end of the meeting, an agreement was signed between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Palau on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of both countries.