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New Initiatives in the Year of
Russia’s Chairmanship
in the CIS
more Transcript
of Speech by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov
at the CIS Member States’ International Economic Forum in Moscow,
March 5, 2010: In today’s...
Ninth Round of Russian-American Talks on Strategic
Offensive Arms more The
ninth round of START Treaty follow-on talks was held in Geneva
from February 1-27. As a result of intensive work the sides advanced
substantially in hammering...
Everyone has to take part in resolving the North Caucasus' problems
more Russian
President Medvdev told the North Caucasus’ development is
directly linked to improving the social and economic situation
in the region and raising the professionalism of its...
Russian President Medvedev will pay
official
visit to Cyprus on October 2010 more The
President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev will pay an
official visit to Cyprus on 7 and 8 October, accepting an invitation
of the President of the Republic...
Creation of a military
base in Abkhazia contradicts the commitments undertaken by Russia
more On
18 February 2010, NATO made a comment on the creation of a Russian-Abkhazian
joint military base, in particular, alliance spokeswoman Carmen
Romero stated. "The North...
A Russian-Abkhazian
summit has taken place
more Dmitry
Medvedev and President of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh discussed, in
particular, Russian assistance for Abkhazia’s social and
economic development and...
Too many weapons of that era remain
even though the USSR no longer exists
more Ellen
Tauscher at the Second Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit: Our growing
knowledge of the reliability of our stockpile, through our stewardship
efforts, enables us to...
Medvedev congratulated
Ukrainian counterpart Yanukovych
more The
President said, in particular, in his message: "The election,
which was held in accordance with world standards, confirmed Ukrainians’ desire
to end the historically doomed...
"The world looks different than
it did ten years ago," Albright told in Moscow
more Albright:
As you know, our group has been asked to make recommendations concerning
a newstrategic concept for the alliance. We plan to submit those
recommendations by early May...
Topical issues of Russia-NATO interaction
were discussed
more A
meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Sergey Lavrov and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
took place on the sidelines of the Munich...
Russia closely and keenly watched
the election for President of Ukraine
more The
elections – and numerous international observers confirm
this – passed in a calm atmosphere on the whole, in accordance
with national legislation and generally recognized...
Azerbaijan to make ‘Big investments’ in
renewable energy sources
more Azerbaijan`s
President Ilham Aliyev has said his country plans to invest hugely
in renewable energy sources. The President delivered remarks at
Panel Discussion “Resource Security...
U.S. and Russia now
in the endgame regarding Nuclear Arms Agreement with Russia
more Tauscher: "As
we are in the endgame right now of finishing the conforming of
the Treaty, and the technical annexes and some other little negotiations
that we have to do. We're looking...
Investment activity
is a key factor in the modernisation of Russia's economy
more Russia's
economy is open for investment, President Medvedev noted. In particular,
a full-value tax system has been set up, tax rates are low, foreign
exchange regulations have...
Russian PM Putin met with Venezuelan Energy and Petroleum Minister
Carreno
more Putin:
A consortium of Russian oil companies is ready to transfer a $600
million bonus, as was previously agreed upon, as soon as the Venezuelan
parliament ratifies today's...
Russian President Medvedev
met with Amb. to Ukraine Zurabov
more Medvedev:
You will recall that some time ago I decided to delay your departure
to Ukraine to serve as Russian Ambassador there. The day before
yesterday the first round of...
Medvedev spoke about new and positive
demographic trends
more Medvedev:
Year after year an increasing number of women and children receive
high-tech medical care and we have been active in introducing
new technology for nursing newborns...
President of Turkmenistan reshuffled
government
more Turkmen
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made new appointments on
15 January at an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Minister
that summed up the results of 2009...
Russia and Belarus
to sign oil and gas agreement before July 1, 2010
more PM
Vladimir Putin: Mr Sechin, the agreement on the Customs Union
between Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus became effective January
1. As you and our partners in Kazakhstan and Belarus know...
Azerbaijan launches gas export to
Russia
more Azerbaijan
has launched natural gas export to Russia from 11.00am on January
1, 2010. Kamal Abbasov, Head of Gas Export Department of the
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)...
Turkmenistan and Russia expand cooperation
in energy and engineering
more "Big
Russian companies such as Gazprom, Stroytransgaz, Itera, Zarubezhneft,
KAMAZ and others are successfully operating in Turkmenistan.
It is in our interest to continue to encourage investments in...
Russian PM Putin commissioned the
East Siberia-Pacific Ocean Oil Pipeline System
more After
the pipeline was commissioned, Mr Putin wrote the following in
the distinguished visitors' book: "I congratulate you on
the beginning of your work. Happy New Year. Good luck." The
East Siberia...
Russia supports Turkmenistan-China
gas pipeline
more Russia
approves and supports the commissioning of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China
gas pipeline, RIA Novosti quotes Russian First Deputy Prime Minister
Igor Shuvalov as saying...
Russian MFA detailed
the main Foreign Policy Events of 2009
more In
an article titled “Forward, Russia!” (September),
in the Annual Address to the Federal Assembly (November), and
in a number of speeches, particularly in Yaroslavl on September
14, Russian President...
Ukrainian-Russian gas
trade agreements should be renegotiated
more President
Victor Yushchenko took part in a talk show at Sumy Regional State
TV. During the program the President made comments on the budgetary
process, Ukrainian-Russian relations in energy sector, the need...
Indian PM Singh
made first state visit to Russia
more The
Annual Summit is the principal mechanism for the advancement
of our strategic partnership with Russia. This is a partnership
based on the solid foundation of long-standing friendship...
U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan
and Pakistan Holbrooke visited Russia
more A
working visit to Russia by US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and
Pakistan Richard Holbrooke took place from November 15-17, in
development of the agreement between the Russian and US Presidents
to..
Swedish EU Presidency's Fredrik Reinfeldt
on EU-Russia summit
more Prime
Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt receives Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev in Stockholm for a third-country summit. The Swedish
Presidency’s two main priorities, climate change and the
economy, will be discussed, as well as energy issues and...
Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Russia-Belarus Union
State
meeting
of Ministers - Putin
spoke at press conference We will consider a wide range
of issues having to do with cooperation between Belarus and
Russia. There are over 20 items on the agenda ranging from
the Union State's budget to Union State awards for literature
and art for 2009 and 2010. It is obvious that we should...
Interview of Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov on Missile Defense
more Sergey
Ryabkov: We must look into new U.S. plans more thoroughly. Of
course, we have commended the Obama administration’s decision
to forgo deployment of elements of a missile defense system in
the form in which it was conceived under the Bush administration.
But the adjusted US approaches to...
Russian-Japanese Consultations took place in Tokyo
more On
October 27, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexei
Borodavkin held in Tokyo with Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign
Affairs Kenichiro Sasae a regular round of Russian-Japanese inter-MFA
consultations on issues in bilateral relations and on topical
regional and global problems. Given the recent...
Ukraine plans to sign agreement with Russia on Black Sea Fleet
more The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs is preparing an agreement to be signed
by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Russian Government
on cooperation in inspecting areas where the Russian Black Sea
Fleet is stationed in Ukraine. "A meeting will take place
on October 28-29 in Kyiv between Ukrainian and Russian...
Russian FM Lavrov met with Ukrainian counterpart Poroshenko
more - press
conference The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation, Sergey Lavrov, met with Ukraine’s Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Pyotr Poroshenko, in Moscow on October
23. The subject of talks was issues in Russian-Ukrainian economic
cooperation, the Azov-Kerch settlement, problems concerning
the presence...
Russia's Special Presidential Representative Saltanov visited
Israel
more Alexander
Saltanov, Russia's Special Presidential Representative for the
Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister, visited Israel on October
21 and met Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, MFA Director-General
Yossi Gal and his deputy Pinchas Avivi. Conversations focused
on matters relating to the situation in the Near and...
Russian PM Vladimir Putin met with German business leaders
more Transcript
of the beginning of the meeting. Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon,
friends, colleagues. Our meetings have become a tradition - over
the past few years we have been meeting in this format - a bit
smaller or larger group - nearly every year. These meetings are
usually attended by the top executives of the leading German
companies...
Russian-American Working Group on Arms Control met
more The
first meeting of the Working Group on Arms Control and International
Security was held in Moscow on October 12 as part of the Russian-American
Presidential Commission established after the bilateral summit
in Moscow in July this year. The co-chairs of the group are Sergey
A. Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ellen...
Council of SCO Anti-Terrorist Structure held session
more The
Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its 15th session
in Tashkent on 16 October. The representatives of Kazakhstan,
China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated
in the session. The meeting participants considered the report
of the...
Dmitry Medvedev met with Czech President of the Republic Klaus
more Cooperation
in the nuclear energy sector, including development of joint
projects, was one of the main subjects on the agenda. Mr Medvedev
and Mr Klaus also discussed current international affairs, in
particular solutions to the global financial crisis with reference
to the results of the G20’s Pittsburgh summit, the creation
of a new European...
Georgian Special Forces didn't send terrorists to the Chechnya
more Regrettably,
it is not the first case when Russia, by circulating misleading
reports, tries to accuse Georgia of creating the catastrophic
situation in the North Caucasus, for which Russia itself is to
be blamed. The propaganda noise stirred up by the Kremlin on
the normalization and stabilization of the situation has failed
to cover up the actually existing...
Ukraine was never offered deployment of anti-missile complexes
more "I
would not like a lot of fuss to appear here around this subject.
I can start with the simplest: the Ukrainian side has not received
any offers", said President Yushchenko during press conference
for the Ukrainian media in Chisinau. However, the Head of State
stressed, of course, Ukraine would like to find its place in
the planetary and the European...
Ukraine and Moldova should intensify bilateral cooperation
more Ukraine
and Moldova should intensify bilateral cooperation at all levels
said President Victor Yushchenko today in Chisinau at his meeting
with Acting President of Moldova Mihai Ghimpu. "We are interested
in intensifying political dialogue at all levels and are ready
to cooperate with the Moldovan side on the whole spectrum of
bilateral relations"...
Finland intends to raise relations with Belarus to a new level
more The
EU foreign ministers will draw up an interim review of the European
Union’s relations with Belarus in November. During his
visit to Finland, Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov of Belarus,
hopes that the EU will abandon its remaining sanctions. Foreign
Minister Alexander Stubb hopes that the country will proceed
further in granting political liberties and...
8th SCO Prime Ministers' meeting held in Beijing chaired by
Jiabao
more The
eighth prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO) member states was held in the Great Hall of the People
in Beijing on October 14, 2009. The meeting was chaired by Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao and attended by Kazakh Prime Minister Karim
Masimov, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov, Russian...
The International Community welcomes Armenian-Turkish accord
more Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon welcomed the signing of two protocols paving the
way towards normalizing ties between Armenia and Turkey, voicing
hope that the move will contribute to peace, security and stability
in the South Caucasus region. “This historic decision constitutes
a milestone toward the establishment of good neighbourly relations...
FM Level Meeting of Permanent Russia & EU Partnership Council
more Moscow
has taken note of the remarks that Japan’s Land and Transport
Minister, Seiji Maehara, made on October 17 after viewing from
the sea the Southern Kurils about Russia’s “illegal
occupation” of these islands. It is regrettable that unacceptable,
inappropriate and legally meaningless remarks steeped in a confrontational...
Only patriotic forces can settle modern problems in Ukraine
more Only
patriotic forces can solve modern problems of the Ukrainian state,
said Victor Yushchenko speaking at the celebration of the 67th
anniversary of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the 65th anniversary
of Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council. "Political forces
represented in the Parliament or those that head the Government... |
Agreements signed following Russian-Indian
talks, Putin and
Singh announced
more Putin:
Our relations are not dependent on any other relations, and they
grow in importance with every passing day. Our partnership extends
to many different areas, including defence...
Russian military has now 1 million
servicement, Medvedev declared
more Russia
has now achieved its goal of establishing combat capable forces
with the number of servicemen now standing at one million. Equipment
is being modernised gradually...
Russian President Medvedev held talks
with Prime Minister of Sweden Reinfeldt
more After
the meeting the President of Russia and the Prime Minister of
Sweden attended the signing of a number of bilateral documents:
on the energy cooperation, between...
Ukrainian-Russian relations clear,
long-term, partnership and strategic
more President
of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych is sure he will be able to find
consensus with Russian side on all problems in gas trade, he
said in the interview to Russian TV...
Cooperation between United Nations
and CSTO more Russian
Ambassador Vitaly Churkin stressed that cooperation between the
Collective Security Treaty Organization and the world body was
particularly noteworthy given...
French-Russian summit talks took place during Dmitry Medvedev's
state visit to France
more During
the talks considerable attention was paid to foreign policy cooperation
between Russia and France. Dmitry Medvedev and Nicolas Sarkozy
discussed security issues...
Russian-Lebanese talks
took place in the Kremlin more Following
Russian-Lebanese talks, a Joint Declaration on further developing
friendly relations and cooperation between Russia and Lebanon
was adopted. As President Medvedev...
Russia enjoys a very good partnership,
a strategic partnership with France
more Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev in an interview to the French magazine Paris
Match: We are no longer divided by ideological differences.
This does not mean we have no...
Practical steps to bolster cooperation
between Russia and Kazakhstan
more Russian
FM, Sergey Lavrov, paid a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan
from February 21-22. The sides discussed the state of and prospects
for Russian-Kazakhstan cooperation...
Israeli PM Netanyahu
met with Russian President Medvedev in Moscow
more Netanyahu:
I look forward to strengthening our mutual relations in every
field. I look forward to seeing how we can advance peace, and
helping advance peace means helping...
Russian Minister of Defence Serdjukov
to visit Finland
more Russian
Minister of Defence Anatoli Serdjukov is to make an official
visit to Finland during the 18th and 20th of February 2010. The
visit is hosted by the Finnish Minister of Defence...
Russian PM Vladimir
Putin met with Finnish President Tarja Halonen
more The
atmosphere at the summit was good from the very start in the
morning but it became even better when you arrived with the Russian
delegation. All those present were waiting for...
European security has
been seriously weakened, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told
more The
dramatic changes in the world over the past twenty years could
not but influence the international agenda. We are now faced
with the question of its transformation and change. The...
Russia discussed the situation in
inter-Palestinian relations with Hamas' Mashaal
more Minister
of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov,
met in Moscow with a Palestinian Hamas delegation led by Politbureau
Chief Khaled Mashaal on February 8...
Russia is disappointed by Tehran's
decision on Uranium enrichment
more Spokesman
Nesterenko: We are, of course, disappointed that Tehran has not
given diplomacy the chance to put in some work in order to find
a formula for implementing the...
Russia analyzes U.S. decision to place missile interceptors
in Romania
more Moscow
has noted the statement of President Traian Basescu on consent
to place land-based missile interceptors in Romania as part of
the decision announced by the U.S....
Russian President Medvedev
wants to improve the judicial system
more Although
he stopped short of saying the worst is over for troops as they
prepare to surge into some of the toughest Taliban-held areas,
the top NATO and U.S. commander in...
Turkmen leader Berdimuhamedov met
counterpart Sarkozy in Paris
more President
of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the
French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy met at the Elysee Palace on 1
February. The meeting was attended...
Russia - Libya defence relations discussed in Moscow
more Russian
Minister of Defence Anatoly Serdukov met his Libyan counterpart,
Lieutenant-General Abu-Bakr Yunis Jaber, Libya’s Defence
Minister. The talks focused on broad..
Presidents Sargsyan, Medvedev and
Aliev held a tripartite meeting in Sochi
more In
Sochi the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan,
the President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev and the
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev held...
Russia, U.S. conducted strategic arms
reduction talks
more General
of the Army Nikolai Makarov and U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen discussed
arrangements for a new document to replace the Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty (START I)...
Russian FM Lavrov talked ties with Vietnam
more The
ties with Vietnam bear special significance for Russia , a senior
Russian official has said. “Experiencing numerous difficulties
and challenges over the past 60 years, Russia and...
Turkmenistan and Russia have large-scale
long-term plans of joint work
more Turkmenistan
sees Russia as a reliable partner, and the two countries have
large-scale plans of joint work in the long term, President of
Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov...
Azerbaijani embassy
in Russia sent note on Nagorno Karabakh
more Azerbaijani
embassy in Russia sent a note to the Russian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs protesting State Duma Vice Speaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s
statements, Press Secretary...
Turkmenistan resumes
deliveries of natural gas to Russia
more On
January 9, Turkmengas state concern began exports of natural
gas to Russia via gas main Dovletabat - Deryalyk. As "Neutral
Turkmenistan" newspaper wrote today, "the start of
natural gas...
The Results of the
Year 2009 with President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
more Medvedev:
It is true that this was a very difficult year filled with many
dramatic events. I think that all of our citizens found this
year to be hard. The most important outcome of 2009 is that we...
Transcript of Meeting of Russian President
Medvedev on Energy Development
more Medvedev:
There has been much discussion of late on the need to build a
new economy in Russia, and we realise that this new economy has
to encompass the energy sector too. The energy sector...
Medvedev congratulated Bagapsh on
his re-election as president of Abkhazia
more “That
Abkhazian voters have placed their confidence in you shows that
they support the policy of building an independent, democratic
and rule-of-law state, strengthening its security, and restoring
its economic potential...
10th anniversary of
the Treaty Establishing the Union State of Russia and Belarus
more Before
the meeting of the SSC Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko
met one-on-one; they were then joined by prime ministers Vladimir
Putin and Sergei Sidorsky. In total, the meeting lasted...
Chinese President Jintao met Russian
Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev
more On
the afternoon of December 8, 2009, Chinese President Hu Jintao
met with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev
at the Great Hall of the People. Hu spoke highly of the outcome
achieved in the...
Meeting of Russian-US
Working Group on Arms Control and International Security
more The
second meeting of the Russian-American Presidential Commission’s
working group on arms control and international security was
held in Moscow on December 7 under the chairmanship of Deputy
Minister of...
Russian-Italian interstate consultations
took place
more The
sixth round of Russian-Italian interstate consultations was held
under the chairmanship of Dmitry Medvedev and Italian Prime Minister
Silvio Berlusconi. Before the consultations, the President of
Russia and Prime...
The Creative Potential of the Russian
World
more Article
by Russian FM Lavrov. The Third Consecutive World Congress of
Compatriots, which opens in Moscow tomorrow, is a landmark event
in the life of the Russian World. The occasion will be a clear..
Interview of Greek FM Droutsas with
RIA Novosti
more Droutsas:
We approached the major issues in the course of the year. I believe
that we managed to bring all the parties closer together and
that we have shown that we meant what we said, i.e. that we would
act as...
Russia has published the draft of
the European Security Treaty
more On
June 5, 2008, the President of Russia put forward an initiative
to develop a new pan-European security treaty, the main idea
of which is to create – in the context of military and
political security in the Euro-Atlantic region, a common...
Belarus, Moscow approved cooperation programme for 2010-2012
more Prime
Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky has opened the National Exhibition
of Belarus at the Belarus pavilion of the All-Russian Exhibition
Center in Moscow. “The opening of the National Exhibition
in one of the best exhibition centers of Moscow...
Russian FM Lavrov talked with German
counterpart Westerwelle
more Talks
took place on November 20 between the Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, and the Vice Chancellor
and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Guido...
Russian PM Putin met with Ukrainian
PM Tymoshenko after bilateral talks
more We
discussed the global financial crisis and ways to restore trade
to the previous level and ensure its sustainable growth. Bilateral
trade has plummeted this year, as I have said, first of all because
of the crisis. It is in this context that...
Important decisions designed to modernise,
Medvedev told United Russia
more A
year ago we agreed to coordinate our efforts to overcome a major
economic crisis. As the ruling party, United Russia was responsible
for the situation in the country and played a very active and
significant role in these efforts. In the federal and regional...
Russian President Medvedev took part
in the 24th EU-Russia summit
more The
summit discussed current international political issues and Russia’s
cooperation with European countries as part of broad-ranging
dialogue in the political, trade and economic, and humanitarian
spheres. Major energy projects, energy cooperation...
Russian Armed Forces to equip with
cutting-edge weapons
more Since
the beginning of the crisis, we have allocated ample funds to
the defence industry, one of the government's top priorities
for support. In 2009, the defence industry received a total of
970 billion roubles, an unprecedented sum in the history of...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
spoke at APEC CEO Summit
more Talking
about the full recovery of the global economy is certainly premature – in
all likelihood, this is simply a period of adaptation to new
conditions. And what next? Speaking very frankly, despite the
huge number of predictions, detailed analyses and expert opinions...
8th Geneva Discussions on Security
and Stability in Transcaucasia
more The
eighth meeting in the framework of international discussions
on security and stability in Transcaucasia took place in Geneva
on November 11. It was attended by delegations from the Republic
of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation...
Russia’s system of natural gas pipelines
discussed
more As
you all know, representatives of oil companies brought up the
issue of associated petroleum gas (APG) at our meetings with
the officials from the energy industry. APG is a very valuable
commodity used for both generating electricity and in the chemical
industry. At the same time, this valuable commodity is often...
Medvedev on the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall fall (Der
Spiegel)
more President
Medvedev: Time has been running very fast. Twenty years later,
everything that happened in Eastern Europe and everything related
to the unification of Germany and the fall of Berlin Wall has
become history already. I do not remember where I was on that
day. But I perfectly remember that I had...
Cooperation between Syria and Russia is strategic partnership
more Speaker
of the Syrian People's Assembly Mahmoud al-Abrash said on Friday
that Syria stopped Turkey-mediated indirect negotiations with
Israel following the Israeli aggression on Gaza, pointing out
that Israel has always been threatening Arab countries and pursuing
the policy of state terrorism. During...
Outcome of 9th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India
and China
more - Transcript
of Remarks by Russian FM Sergey Lavrov - China's
statement The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov,
took part in the 9th meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia,
India and China on October 27 in Bangalore, India. The ministers
exchanged views on a broad range of international issues, and...
Russian armed forces need new arms and equipment, Medvedev
declared
more Bringing
down the production costs of the sector’s goods is an essential
measure for making sure the industry stays competitive, Mr Medvedev
said. Prices for arms and military equipment should be such that
the country’s armed forces can make batch rather than item-by-item
purchases, and should also be attractive for Russia’s...
Russian Prime Minister Putin met the Finnish Prime Minister
Vanhanen
more - press
conference Transcript of the beginning of the meeting:
In 2008 our mutual trade reached a record high of .4 billion.
We are developing our relations in industrial cooperation,
energy, ship-building and high technologies. Today, of course,
we will also discuss cooperation in the forestry sector. This
is natural considering that we...
Russian DFM Grigory Karasin on Black Sea Fleet-related Issues
more Question:
How are negotiations on the future of the Black Sea Fleet in
Ukraine going? Karasin: In a normal mode. Experts of the two
countries are meeting, and the working groups are holding sessions.
June 2009 saw the seventh meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian State
Commission’s Sub-Commission...
Russian President Medvedev talked with Tajik President Rahmon
more Economic
projects, military technical cooperation, cooperation in the
cultural and educational spheres, and cooperation in regulating
labour migration were the subjects of discussion. As part of
the international agenda the parties discussed their priorities
for next year's work and integration activities, in particular
cooperation within the EurAsEC...
President of Russia Medvedev spoke at Serbian National Assembly
more Serbia
honours everyone who gave their lives fighting for its liberation.
I saw this for myself today, while laying flowers at the liberators’ cemetery,
where Soviet soldiers are buried. I would like to thank the people
of Serbia with all of my heart, on behalf of our nation, for
their responsible and honourable attitudes toward the history
of World War II...
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