MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. The Russian delegation has received key instructions for the current session of the UN General Assembly, Kirill Logvinov, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of International Organizations, said in an interview with TASS ahead of the Russian team's participation in the UNGA high-level week under Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"The Russian delegation has the necessary instructions for the current General Assembly session to defend our country's interests across all agenda items concerning peacekeeping, decolonization, disarmament, human rights, development and many other issues," he said.

"Of course, particular attention will be paid to countering anti-Russian initiatives. We will promote constructive ideas aimed at serving the interests of all peoples and countries," Logvinov stressed.

The general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly began in New York on Tuesday. Over the coming week, nearly 130 world leaders will gather at UN headquarters to present their countries' positions on major international issues amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, discussions surrounding artificial intelligence and debate over the future of the UN itself. The general debate will run from September 22 through September 26 and conclude on September 28.