NEW YORK (UN). Aug 21 (Interfax) - Russia doubts the use of the Warsaw format, which has been launched by the United States and Poland in relation to the Middle East, acting Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
"Frankly speaking, we do not see any added value of the work in the Warsaw format," Polyansky said.
"We clearly stated that we consider this to be another attempt to impose on the international community unilateral 'recipes' aimed at serving selfish geopolitical interests," he said.
"The outcome of the event fully confirmed these assessments," Polyansky said.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said at the UN Security Council's meeting he was expecting the work in the Warsaw format to continue in 2020.
"We need fresh thinking to solve old problems. That's why Poland and the United States have created the Warsaw Process," Pompeo said. "And we continue to work through the Warsaw Process - as we continue to work through the Warsaw Process, we will look to reconvene nations in 2020 for a follow-up to the Warsaw ministerial. I hope that you all will be there," he said.
A two-day ministerial conference on the Middle East took place in Warsaw in February 2019. The sides agreed to set up working groups. Iran was not invited to the event.