Russia Denies FM Lavrov Hospitalized in Bali Following Indonesian Claims

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in good health after two health checks at a hospital in Bali, an Indonesian health ministry
Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram messaging app channel.Lavrov told Russia's state-run TASS news agency that he was
video filmed and published by Zakharova from what appears to be a hotel balcony in a tropical location.An Indonesian official told AFP that
Lavrov had been taken to the hospital two days in a row after arriving Sunday on the resort island of Bali, where he is replacing President
Vladimir Putin as the head of Moscow's G20 delegation."He (Lavrov) is in good health, he came to the hospital yesterday after he arrived in
Bali, only to get his health checked," said health ministry official Sunarto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name."Earlier (Monday),
he came again to the hospital only for another health check and thank God he is healthy," he told AFP.Lavrov traveled to the G20 summit of
leading economies in place of Putin, who has been shunned by Western leaders for his decision to invade Ukraine this year.AFP contributed
reporting.