Sergey Lavrov

Foreign Minister of Russia.

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Sergey Lavrov’s speech at the Munich security conference

by Sergey Lavrov

Munich (Germanay) | 15 February 2020
Ladies and gentlemen,
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in WWII. Sadly, there are attempts to brazenly distort history and to equate the liberators of Europe with Nazi murderers. These attempts will remain on the conscience of those behind them. No one and nothing can belittle the decisive role of the Red Army and the Soviet people in defeating Nazism. At the same time, we will always keep in our minds the spirit of Alliance during the War and the ability of the states to (...)

Sergey Lavrov at the round table of the national dialogue of Venezuela

by Sergey Lavrov

Caracas (Venezuela) | 7 February 2020
Ladies and gentlemen,
Colleagues, friends,
First of all, I would like to thank you wholeheartedly for inviting me to speak at the National Dialogue Roundtable. It is the only effective format of talks between the Government and opposition in Venezuela. Regrettably, all the other formats have failed because of the ultimatums presented by the radical part of the opposition, which, as far as we can see, cares more about its own ambitions than about the future of their country and people.
It (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s on the outcome of the Berlin Conference on Libya

by Sergey Lavrov

Berlin (Germany) | 19 January 2020
The Berlin Conference on Libya, which lasted about five hours, is over. It took rather long, about four months, to prepare it. It was preceded by five rounds of consultations at the level of senior officials. This resulted in the preparation of a detailed document that contains recommendations on ways to overcome the ongoing Libyan crisis. This document is divided into chapters, one of which has to do with efforts in the sphere of security and stipulates measures for attaining a lasting (...)

Sergey Lavrov at the Valdai Club

by Sergey Lavrov

Saint Petersburg (Russia) | 2 October 2019
Mr Kortunov, colleagues,
Thank you for inviting me to the Valdai Forum and this discussion panel.
I am grateful to the hosts for choosing the situation in the Near and Middle East as a discussion topic. It is the cradle of many civilisations and world religions. Now that it has turned into a platform for, to put it bluntly, reckless experiments that lead to tragic consequences, this topic has become very acute. The root of what is happening there probably lies in a quote that I saw in the (...)

Speech by Sergey Lavrov at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly

by Sergey Lavrov

New York (USA) | 27 September 2019
Distinguished Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The 75th anniversary of the United Nations which was established as a result of the Victory in World War II and the realization of the need for a collective mechanism to maintain international peace and security, is getting closer. Regrettably, the events of the Cold War, which started soon after, prevented this tremendous creative potential from being unleashed.
The hope arose again almost 30 years ago when the Berlin Wall symbolizing (...)

Michael R. Pompeo And Sergey Lavrov At a Joint Press Availability

by Sergey Lavrov, Mike Pompeo

Sochi (Russian Federation) | 14 May 2019
SECRETARY POMPEO: Sergey, thank you. Good afternoon. I want to first of all say that I appreciate President Putin and Prime* Minister Lavrov for hosting me today. Thank you, sir. We had a frank discussion about many issues, including many places where we disagree. The United States stands ready to find common ground with Russia, as long as the two of us can engage seriously on those issues.
We discussed, as Foreign Minister Lavrov said, many important topics. We talked about (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the Moscow 2019 Conference on International Security

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 24 April 2019
Colleagues,
I am grateful for this invitation to once again speak at the Moscow Conference on International Security organised by the Russian Ministry of Defence. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would like to welcome its participants coming from various countries and multilateral organisations.
Russia is interested in combining efforts to stabilise the situation in the world and to discover the best answers to the many problems of our time. I am confident that the high (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s interview on Nato war against Yougoslavia

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 22 March 2019
Sergey Lavrov’s interview for a Vladimir Kobyakov documentary, “A U-Turn over the Atlantic”
Question: Mr Lavrov, the bombing of Yugoslavia was carried out 20 years ago. What were, in your opinion, the main geopolitical reasons why the United States launched this large-scale military operation?
Sergey Lavrov: As I see it, it was the beginning of the period when Washington decided that they had won the Cold War. The Soviet Union had disappeared, Russia was weak and sought to convince everyone (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s news conference on Venezuela

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 1 March 2019
Ladies and gentlemen,
We have held detailed and substantive talks on the full range of our relations and, of course, the situation in and around Venezuela today.
Venezuela is an old and reliable partner of ours. Today we have reaffirmed our solidarity with the people and the legitimate government of the country and also supported its efforts to protect its sovereignty and independence.
We are in complete agreement on the need for unconditional adherence to the fundamental principles (...)

Remarks by Sergey Lavrov to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

by Sergey Lavrov

New York (USA) | 28 September 2018
Distinguished Ms. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The statements at the general debate prove that international relations are going through quite a complicated and controversial historic period.
Today we all are witnessing a collision of two opposite trends. On the one hand, we see the strengthening of polycentric principles of the world order, the steady development of new centers of economic growth, the aspiration of peoples to preserve sovereignty and choose development models that (...)

Sergey Lavrov news conference with Gebran Bassil

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 20 August 2018
Sergey Lavrov: Ladies and gentlemen,
We have held talks with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Lebanese Republic Gebran Bassil. The talks took place in a traditionally friendly atmosphere, were highly informative, and included bilateral relations and regional issues.
Given the nature of multi-faith Lebanese society, Russia has always regarded stability there as a crucial element of regional architecture. We consistently express support for Lebanon’s sovereignty, (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the 7th Moscow Conference on International Security

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 5 April 2018
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
We are so happy to have this opportunity to once again address the Moscow Conference on International Security organised by the Russian Defence Ministry. We would like to welcome all of you taking part in this conference, including the high-ranking representatives from many countries, the heads of international organisations, members of the legislative authorities and civil society, as well as respected scientists and experts.
Over the past years, this (...)

Sergei Lavrov’s response to the Salisbury incident

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 14 March 2018
Question: You said recently that the Russian Foreign Ministry has not yet received an official request from London on the Sergey Skripal case. Has anything changed during the day? Moscow also drew attention to the need to conduct a joint investigation and presentation of samples of the toxic agent. Is there any progress in this case?
Sergey Lavrov: There is regress. We are not seeing any progress. We have not yet received any official inquiry from London on the poisoning of Skripal and his (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s annual news conference

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 15 January 2018
Ladies and gentlemen,
First of all I would like to wish you belated happy holidays. I wish you success, health and prosperity in the New Year. We are grateful for your participation in our traditional news conference.
I don’t think I should occupy too much of your time with my opening remarks. Just recently the President of the Russian Federation held a detailed and long news conference. Several days ago Vladimir Putin also met with heads of Russian media outlets, in particular, news (...)

Speech by Sergey Lavrov at 71st UN General Assembly

by Sergey Lavrov

New York (USA) | 23 September 2016
Mr Chairman,
Ladies and gentlemen,
A year ago, from the same rostrum at the anniversary session of the UN General Assembly, plenty of accurate assessments were made of the situation at this crucial stage of international development. The main theme was the recognition that humankind, in transitioning from a bipolar and unipolar international order to an objectively evolving polycentric, democratic system of international relations, is faced with challenges and threats that are common to (...)

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