Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, is welcomed by his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides as he arrives at the presidential palace for a meeting with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Lavrov is paying an official visit to Cyprus amid heightened tensions over Turkey's search for energy resources in east Mediterranean waters where Greece and Cyprus claim as having exclusive economic rights. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)