| | Working Visit to Turkmenistan by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Ashgabat, March 15-16, 2010
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| | Transcript of Statement to the Press by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Following Talks with Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov, Ashgabat, March 16, 2010 I want to thank my colleague for the hospitality and the invitation to visit Turkmenistan for the next round of bilateral consultations. Today I was received by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. During the conversation, which was very warm and constructive, we substantively discussed the challenges facing our states in carrying out the agreements reached at the highest level during the recent visit of the Turkmen President to Russia and his talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. We noted the strategic character of the bilateral relationship, and the gradual development of ties in the trade and economic sphere. Actively working are the intergovernmental commissions, headed by the vice-premiers of the two countries: on the Russian side by Viktor Zubkov and on the Turkmen side by my counterpart Rashid Meredov. Full story  | |
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| | Working Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Alexander Stubb to Russia, Moscow, March 9, 2010
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| | Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Talks with Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, Moscow, March 9, 2010 Esteemed colleagues, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb and I have discussed the state of our bilateral relations, regional cooperation in various formats, primarily in northern Europe, and relations between Russia and the European Union. We appreciate the support Finland invariably gives to the deepening of our strategic partnership with the EU. Traditionally we also cooperate on various international issues that are on the agenda of the world community. The main conclusion on the basis of today's talks is that our relations are on the rise. This year we observe another anniversary – December 31 will mark 90 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries. Russia, like Finland, is interested in how to further strengthen good-neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation. It is our strategic course, which has broad support in Russian society. Full story  | |
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| | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov participates in the CIS Member States’ International Economic Forum ‘New Initiatives in the Year of Russia’s Chairmanship in the CIS,’ Moscow, March 5, 2010
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| | Transcript of Speech by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the CIS Member States’ International Economic Forum ‘New Initiatives in the Year of Russia’s Chairmanship in the CIS,’ Moscow, March 5, 2010 Dear colleagues and friends, Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov has substantively and extensively delineated the challenges facing Russia’s chairmanship of the CIS, and our approach to strengthening and developing the economic component of the Commonwealth. For my part, I would like to illuminate this theme from a traditional foreign policy angle, with regard for our vision of the overall picture of a rapidly changing world and for our assessment of the long-term trends in world development. In today’s world, the distinctions between internal and external means of safeguarding national interests and security are being erased. Therefore, diplomacy is substantially widening its functions, which now do not just include the promotion of economic development and the advancement of the tasks of energy and other security. The focus of foreign policy endeavors encloses the whole spectrum of national life issues, the key ones of which relate to development in the broadest sense of the word. It is development in accordance with the demands of the times that serves as the principal means of safeguarding the security of the state today. Full story  | |
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| | Russian-Argentine Political Consultations | |
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| | Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin Meets Deputy Assistant to the President of Afghanistan for National Security Affairs M. I. Spinzada | |
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| | Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin Converses with Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui | |
| | 16.03.2010 | |
| | Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin Meets ASEAN Ambassadors | |
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| | Scheduled Russian-Dutch Political Consultations | |
| | 16.03.2010 | |
| | Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov’s Working Visit to Turkmenistan | |
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| | Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov’s Consultations in Paraguay | |
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| | Speech by Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Yakovenko at the International Forum “On Business and Human Rights: Protect, Respect, and Remedy,” Moscow, March 16, 2010 | |
| | 16.03.2010 | |
| | Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Yakovenko Converses with John Ruggie, United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises | |
| | 16.03.2010 | |
| | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexei Borodavkin Meets with US Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Paul Jones | |
| | 15.03.2010 | |
| | Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko Response to Media Query Regarding the Recent Georgian Imedi TV Broadcast | |
| | 13.03.2010 | |
| | Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko Response to Media Query Regarding the Situation with the Detention of an Underage Russian Citizen Maxim Denisov in the Netherlands | |
| | 13.03.2010 | |
| | Caspian Littoral States Hold Talks on Drawing Up a Draft Caspian Sea Security Cooperation Agreement | |
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| | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko Meets with Herbert Salber, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center | |
| | 12.03.2010 | |
| | On the Statement of the Middle East Quartet of International Mediators Regarding Israeli Plans to Build New Housing Units in East Jerusalem | |
| | 12.03.2010 | |
| | First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Denisov Holds Consultations in Beijing | |
| | 12.03.2010 | |
| | Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Publication of the US State Department Report on Human Rights Around the World in 2009 | |
| | 12.03.2010 | |
| | Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko Interview to RIA Novosti on the Upcoming Visit to Turkmenistan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Briefing by Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko, March 11, 2010 | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks by Phone with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko Response to Media Query Regarding the Recent Statement of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/European Commission Vice President Catherine Ashton | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs/State Secretary Grigory Karasin, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Yuri Zubakov Meet with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs/State Secretary Grigory Karasin, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Yuri Zubakov Hold Consultations in Brussels | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov Holds Consultations with Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavicius | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs/State Secretary Grigory Karasin and Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Yuri Zubakov Meet with NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero | |
| | 11.03.2010 | |
| | Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Israel’s Plans to Build New Homes in East Jerusalem | |
| | 10.03.2010 | |
| | Outcome of Eighth Round of Negotiations on New Russia-EU Framework Agreement | |
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