"I don't regret it," Lavrov commented on his obscene remark about "morons"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he did not regret his obscene remarks about "morons" at a press conference in Moscow following talks with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia in 2015.

"I am not happy that she "went to the people." I guess it should be flattering. But it was a natural, as you said, manifestation of certain feelings in a certain situation. No, I don't regret it. This is part of the Russian language. True, "morons" is a foreign word," the minister said in an interview for the Internet project "Menshova Herself".

"You know, it is impossible to write a textbook here and foresee different situations. In one situation — sit and smile, in another — wink, and in the third — turn away and mutter something to yourself. They don't teach this," Lavrov said, talking about how a diplomat should behave.

"It just appears with the beginning of practical life, diplomatic work. I'm just guided by intuition, as the conversation tells me. You see the interlocutor, you understand, you feel what he will react to, what will sink into his soul and what will not. So there can be no cliche here," the Russian Foreign Minister added.