Sergey Lavrov

Foreign Minister of Russia.

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Sergey Lavrov at the Royal Institute for International Relations

by Sergey Lavrov

Brussels (Belgium) | 15 October 2013

Europe’s role in a time of changes
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me pleasure to speak in one of the most renowned centers of political science in Europe as part of my visit to Brussels made on the invitation of my friend and colleague Didier Reynders. Ever since Belgium was founded it had (...)

Press Conference by Sergey Lavrov dealing with Syria

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 26 August 2013

Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen,
We decided to invite you today beyond our scheduled meetings, because you certainly have many questions regarding the events in Syria and around it. To that end, I would like to say some introductory words.
We are seriously concerned with the current (...)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with CBS on Syria

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 7 June 2013

CBS: Mr.Lavrov, thank you so much for taking the time to sit down with us. Let’s talk a little bit about the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. What do you see as the greatest challenges to that relationship currently?
S.Lavrov: Well, I don’t see any challenges which are not (...)

Press Point by Sergey Lavrov hosting Lakdhar Brahimi

by Sergey Lavrov

Cairo (Egypt) | 4 November 2012

Dear ladies and gentlemen,
It is a pleasure, as always, to be in Cairo on a visit that begins not with a bilateral meeting but with the negotiations with L. Brahimi, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States and the UN and LAS special delegate.
Russia and the LAS have rich history (...)

Statement by Sergey Lavrov at 67th UN General Assembly

by Sergey Lavrov

New York (USA) | 28 September 2012

Distinguished Mr. President, Ladies and gentlemen,
For over a year and a half the situation in the Middle East and North Africa has been a nerve knot of the global politics. The deep changes that have swept over the region, intertwine with the key problems of the modern international (...)

Russia’s stance on the Syrian crisis

On the Right Side of History

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 16 June 2012

Western propaganda continues to distort Russia’s position in respect of the Syrian crisis. It accuses Moscow of supporting Damascus for profit motives, or even criminal solidarity. In this piece, Sergey Lavrov does not expound on his country’s strategic choices, but rather on the principles (...)

Statement by Sergey V. Lavrov at 66th UN General Assembly

by Sergey Lavrov

New York (USA) | 27 September 2011

Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, addresses the general debate of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly. © UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Distinguished Mr. President, Ladies and gentlemen,
This year the session of the General Assembly has (...)

Press Release by Sergey Lavrov

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 31 May 2010

At the initiative of one of Turkish NGOs there was formed a flotilla of six small-tonnage ships with the stated aim of breaking the blockade of the Gaza Strip and delivering humanitarian aid (about 10,000 tons, mainly medicines, foodstuffs, construction materials) to the people of the enclave. (...)

START: press point by Sergey Lavrov

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 6 April 2010

Thanks for participating in this press conference. I’ll say a few words about the upcoming event the day after tomorrow. On April 8, in Prague, Russian and US Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama will sign a Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States of America on (...)

International Relations in the « New Coordinate System »

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 29 September 2009

It is time to build a polycentric world, asserted Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. The proposed new structure of international relations is not aimed against the United States, with whom Moscow no longer has an ideological divide. It corresponds to a need shared by all, including (...)

One year ago, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 27 August 2009

On 25 August 2008, following Georgia’s military aggression, Russia recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. This decision was made in line with Moscow’s strategic needs and in response to the recognition of Kosovo’s independence by Washington and its allies. (...)

One year after the Georgian aggression

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 8 August 2009

One year ago, the Saakashvili regime - supervised and armed by the United States, the United Kingom and Israel - bombarded South Ossetia. To protect its nationals, Russia intervened, destroyed the Israeli military bases and penetrated Georgian territory. Counfounded by the efficiency of a (...)

The Foreign Policy of Russia: A New Phase

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 17 December 2007

Russia will actively continue playing a balancing role in global affairs, using its capabilities in the present-day world. Moreover, we will not allow ourselves to be drawn into confrontations of any kind and never will be a part of new “holy alliances” against whomsoever.
The speech of (...)

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Sergey Lavrov «Containing Russia: Back to the Future?»

by Sergey Lavrov

Moscow (Russia) | 25 July 2007

Despite modern Russia being an open State, well integrated onto the world stage, atlantists insist in considering it as the former Soviet Union and try to isolate it. Following this logic, Washington is proceeding with the enlargement of NATO in spite of its own commitments, and undertaking (...)

"There Won’t Be a Second Cold War"

by Sergey Lavrov

30 June 2005

Russia’s position toward the events that prompted this war, toward the opportunity to resort to force and toward the role that the UN could have played, as it was its duty to, is clear: it hasn’t changed. However, we should look into the future and help Iraq build a democratic state. We must (...)

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