Sergei Lavrov
International negotiations on Transnistria conflict set to re-start after six years
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November 30, 2011By Vladimir Socor/ Jamestown Foundation/ Washington, DC -- Lavrov squashes hope for constructive restart of Transnistria negotiations. International negotiations on the Transnistria conflict are scheduled to re-start on November 30-December...
Russian defense posture is solidified to oppose the US power
February 11, 2011Verbal confrontation between Moscow and Washington has decreased somewhat as during the 47th International Security Conference in Munich last week. During the conference, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and the US Secretary of State, Hillary...
Russia allows NATO armored vehicle transit
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November 26, 2010Russia's foreign minister says Moscow will let NATO take armored vehicles through its territory to Afghanistan under an expanded transit deal. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news conference in Moscow Thursday that the opening of the Russian...
Moscow prepares OSCE “reform” proposals for the summit in Kazakhstan
August 05, 2010By Vladimir Socor Ahead of the OSCE summit under Kazakhstan’s chairmanship, Russian officials are resurrecting the agenda of “OSCE reforms” to reconfigure the organization in line with Russian foreign policy objectives. The reform proposals...
Russia rejects Iranian criticism of Moscow as 'emotional'
May 28, 2010By Peter Fedynsky Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is rejecting Iranian criticism of his country's support for new sanctions against Tehran's nuclear program. Asked at a Moscow news conference about Mr. Ahmadinejad's criticism of Russia the previous...
Russia leaks pro-western foreign policy blueprint
May 20, 2010By Roger McDermott Kremlin contemplates a seismic shift in Russian foreign policy Two conceptual strategy documents, one outlined in briefings by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and another “leaked” to Newsweek in Moscow appear...
Hillary Clinton: Big powers agree on Iran sanctions resolution
May 19, 2010By David Gollust Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and other major powers have agreed on a draft resolution for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. The announcement came a day after Iran accepted a Brazilian...
Moldova reassures Moscow over EU integration plans
March 11, 2010Moldovan Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Popov said the Russian Foreign Ministry was "understanding" of Chisinau's plan for European integration, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Popov met in Moscow on March 9 with his Russian counterpart...
BBC: Moldova's Trans-Dniester region offers Russia to host missiles
February 16, 2010By Nick Thorpe Moldova's breakaway region of Trans-Dniester has reacted to US plans for a missile defence shield by offering to host new Russian missiles. The US wants to base elements of its missile defence shield in neighbouring Romania and Bulgaria...
Karabakh conflict: Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on 'Madrid Principles
January 26, 2010Meeting in Sochi on January 25 with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Serzh Sarkisian and Ilham Aliyev, reached verbal agreement on the wording of the preamble of the most recent revised version of the "...