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Presidents of Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan

more Dmitry Medvedev discussed regional issues and ways of developing economic cooperation with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, and President...

U.S. takes actions to support Russian firefighters' efforts

more The United States stands with the people of Russia as they fight to contain the destructive spread of wildfires, which have taken lives and displaced many from their homes. We are taking...

Russian President Medvedev met with counterpart of South Ossetia Kokoity

more "The relations that we have today between Russia and South Ossetia are friendly and very close," Medvedev declared. "They are based on several treaties, including the treaty on friendship...

Russia to strengthen its interests and position in space

more Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who chaired a meeting at the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, spoke about state support for the development of the rocket and space industry...

Germany threw light on the murder of Russian civil rights activist

more During her trip to Russia, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel once again requested to solve the murder of Russian civil rights activist Natalya Estemirowa. "In this regard, it...

EU HR Ashton worried about Human Rights Defenders in the North Caucasus

more The European Union expresses its preoccupation at the continuing human rights violations in the North Caucasus and the worsening of the situation of human rights defenders in the region...

German FM Westerwelle traveled to Russia and Central Asia to promote security and stability

more German Foreign Minister Westerwelle set out on a four-day trip to Russia and Central Asia. Following the German-Russian intergovernmental consultations in Yekaterinburg, he...

Progress that has been made, OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs stated

more The Minsk Group Co-Chairs visited Yerevan and Baku July 3-5, 2010. In Nagorno-Karabakh, Ambassador Bradtke and Ambassador Popov briefed the de facto authorities...

Uzbekistan transfers remains of humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan

more As reported earlier, some 100,000 citizens of Kyrgyzstan, who had fled the tragic events in the south of that country of 11-15 June, were received by Uzbekistan and temporarily placed...

Customs Union is Russia’s strategic priority, Kremlin said

more This was announced by Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting on customs and migration issues in border regions. President Medvedev pointed out that requirements for crossing the...

Russia's next budget to ensure macroeconomic stability and to lower inflation

more Dmitry Medvedev underlined the importance of fulfilling the Government's commitments to pay out pensions and social benefits and informed the meeting participants that...

Conference on Disarmament in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin took place

more The conference offered a detailed review and analysis of the situation in questions of disarmament and non-proliferation and the participation of the region’s states in the relevant...

OSCE welcomed the "successful" referendum in Kyrgyzstan

more The OSCE chairmanship-in-office welcomed the successful holding of a national referendum in Kyrgyzstan symbolizing a decisive step towards political stability, restoration...

Russia detailed its priorities in its participation in the G8 summit meeting

more Russia supports the initiative by the Canadian Chair to address during the summit the issue of increasing institutional capacity of countries that are vulnerable in terms of security. This would...

UN official warned Security Council that ethnic tensions remain high in Kyrgyzstan

more Ethnic tensions and rumours of impending violence persist in Kyrgyzstan, and refugees and displaced persons who have started to return home after the deadly clashes earlier this month...

Caucasus Emirates Leader Doku Umarov designated by the U.S. State Department

more The U.S. Secretary of State has designated Caucasus Emirates leader Doku Umarov under Presidential Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support...

High level of Russia-Cyprus relations confirmed by Kyprianou's visit

more Cyprus FM Markos Kyprianou paid a working visit to Moscow on June 21, 2010. In his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov there was...

Russia: a crucial partner for the EU in building long-term co-operation

more Parliament welcomed the "constructive" nature of first EU-Russia summit since the Lisbon Treaty's entry into force in a resolution approved on Thursday. Russia remains one of the EU’s...

For Russia, the financial situation is both a challenge and an opportunity

more President Medvedev said the country has been firmly set on an economic modernisation course now, with the Presidential Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development...

New START Treaty's verification regime will give U.S. an important window into the Russian strategic arsenal

more U.S. Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller told the Senate that "The verification regime will provide each Party confidence that the other is upholding its obligations, while also being simpler...

Medvedev received detailed briefings on the situation in Kyrgyzstan

more The Russian President instructed Minister of Healthcare and Social Development Tatyana Golikova and Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Sergei Shoigu to provide humanitarian...

Our relations with French secret services are better than those with others, Russian PM Putin told

more Before an official to France, Putin told AFP that "Our security-related services and law enforcement agencies are competent, well organised, well equipped and very experienced. By the way, we cooperate...

The current situation on the borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with Georgia discussed

more The eleventh round of international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia is due to be held on June 8 in Geneva, Switzerland. The basis for these meetings was laid by the...

Thales to broaden its presence in Turkmen market

more On July 4, during his working trip to the Caspian Sea Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Blaise Jaeger, Senior Vice-President of Thales International. According to...

Moscow noted the "the constructive mindset" of the U.S. National Security Strategy regarding Russia

more An updated U.S. National Security Strategy compared to the 2006 version was released in Washington on May 27, 2010. Of course, each country has the right to define its own national...

Russia investigates the "Chenoan" incident between South Korea and the North

more Russian officials acknowledged the situation on the Korean Peninsula has sharply deteriorated in the last several days. Russia decided to send to the Republic of Korea a group of highly qualified...

Russia has maintained its status as Finland's most important trade partner

more PM Vanhonen declared that "this year has already seen positive trends in trade between the two countries, and cooperation agreements such as these are extremely important for the future of our...

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov called for Equal Security for All in the Euro-Atlantic Area

more In an article to be Published in Revue Defense Nationale, May 2010 Issue, the Russian official wrote that "the world is changing fast. We witness radical transformations in international relations, their paradigm, the...

Russia will establish a common tactical command system by 2012

more All outdated analogue systems should be replaced with digital systems as part of the programme to establish a common command system for troops and weapons at tactical level by 2012. This applies...

U.S. Secretaries Gates, Clinton urged Senate to ratify Nuke Treaty

more Saying the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty strengthens America’s defenses, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today urged the Senate to ratify the pact between the United States and Russia. Gates...

Russian-Ukrainian summit talks focused on economic cooperation

more The Russian and Ukrainian Presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych took part in a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Commission. Top of the agenda at the meeting was economic...

Russian-Turkish talks have taken place

more Dmitry Medvedev and Turkish President Abdullah Gul discussed trade and economic cooperation, joint efforts to fight extremism and terrorism, the situation in the Southern Caucasus...

Russian-Syrian summit talks confirmed friendly bilateral relations

more The talks confirmed the friendly relations and long-lasting tradition of trust between Russia and Syria, Dmitry Medvedev said. Making a statement for the press, President Medvedev noted...

CSTO to ensure peace, stability and security in our respective countries

more During a CSTO summit, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared that the topic of Kyrgyzstan has also been discussed at the bilateral level. Today we have the opportunity to discuss...

Russian forces stormed and completely liberated the Moscow University tanker

more Defense Minister Serdyukov explained how at 8 am on May 5 the Marshal Shaposhnikov anti-submarine destroyer received news of the tanker's hijacking and headed to its...

Programmes will enhance the energy potential of the Caspian Sea region

more Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting in Astrakhan to discuss the development of oil and gas fields in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea. The success of (current) project...

Russian DFM Grigory Karasin was on a working trip to Kyrgyzstan

more Grigory Karasin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Secretary of the Russian Federation, made a working trip to Kyrgyzstan from April 25-26, 2010. Karasin held working...

Russian PM Vladimir Putin met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych

more Putin: We are interested in more than just cooperation, we are also willing to take an active part, along with our Ukrainian partners, in the modernisation of Ukraine's generating units and to...

Bipolar model hampered the development of humankind, Medvedev told Danish media

more Today, everyone agrees that the world should be multipolar, this position is supported by all major economic players, major political forces, and major countries that have nuclear weapons...

Ukraine, Russia agreed on deployment of Russian Black Sea Fleet

more President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the Agreement between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on deployment of Russian...

New START treaty will maintain the strategic balance between the U.S. and Russia

more The New START Treaty includes a 30 percent reduction from the maximum limit on deployed strategic warheads from the Moscow Treaty down to 1,550. There is also an aggregate limit of...

Russia must recover from "an unhealthy way of life," President Medvedev told

more Our countries have different histories and our peoples often differ in their interpretation of events. The USA has been developing a market economy for almost two centuries now, while our country...

Russian economy changed greatly, PM Putin told State Duma

more Putin said that the very profile of the Russian economy changed greatly, or at least significantly, if not greatly. The financial sector, industries and social services became far more effective and stable...

Obama will make it into American history, Medvedev told media

more Obama: "Speaking about the US economy and President Obama’s initiative to modernise the healthcare system, I think it’s a brave deed. And I would go so far as to say...

Russia to become a member of ASEAN

more Russia welcomes the decision of the ASEAN 16th Summit held in Hanoi on April 8-9 to admit Russia to the East Asia Summit. This decision reflects the new political and...

As stalemate continues, Ban appeals for peaceful end to Kyrgyz crisis

more Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called once again on all parties in Kyrgyzstan to restore constitutional order in a peaceful manner, as the crisis which saw the country’s President...

French President Sarkozy plans official visit to Turkmenistan

more The establishment of the Turkmenistan-France working group on cooperation in the energy field along with the mixed commission on economic cooperation will help...

New nuclear posture to bring greater security, Biden wrote in op-ed

more The administration's Nuclear Posture Review outlines the means to achieve greater security from worldwide nuclear dangers. Nonproliferation and counter-terrorism...

Putin attended commemorative ceremony at Katyn Memorial

more Putin declared that "there is no justification for these crimes. In our country, we have passed a clear political, legal and moral verdict on the atrocities of that totalitarian...

SCO RATS Council held session in Tashkent

more The RATS Council condemned the terrorist acts that took place in Moscow in March, leading to numerous casualties, and called for the further consolidation of the...

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov talked Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal

more A telephone conversation took place on March 31, 2010 between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the Chief of the...

Russia prepares a 700-million-rouble loan for Abkhazia

more Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with President of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh. Both stressed that their countries signed 34 documents in February and are working on further...

Lavrov and Clinton noted the significant progress achieved in START negotiations

more They examined issues relating to the finalization of the draft of the Treaty with a view to its preparation for signing. They highlighted the interest in continuing bilateral...

Ukrainian Navy and Russian Black Sea Fleet to parade jointly on May 9

more On the Victory Day, a joint military parade of the Ukrainian Navy and the Russian Black Sea Fleet is to be held in Sevastopol. Also, the Ukrainian-Russian Interstate Commission...

Kremlin assessed national security threats arising from global climate change

more President Medvedev noted at the meeting that Russia remains committed to its chosen strategy of reducing hydrocarbon emissions into the atmosphere despite the unclear prospects...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

Norway and Russia are still in a phase of "rediscovering" each other

more In a speech about Norway's "Arctic Policy", FM Jonas Gahr Støre first stressed on the importance of Norway's relations with Russia. He pointed out that Russia is actively engaged in High North...

To Finland, Russia is, above all, a highly important neighbour

more Finnish Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi delivered a speech at the Annual Meeting of Finnish Heads of Mission. He underlined that Finland’s EU policy has recently been successful, even...

Bout was accorded a fair trial under the Thai justice process without discrimination

more That's how Thai MFA's spokesperson responded to questions about Viktor Bout’s case. The Thai Government could not interfere in the said process, he said, and the Court had exercised...

Moscow "bewildered" about the Thai decision to extradite Viktor Bout

more Moscow is extremely bewildered and disappointed to learn of the decision pronounced by a Thai Appeals Court on August 20 to extradite Viktor Bout, a Russian citizen, to the United States...

Russian President Medvedev met with Afghanistan counterpart Karzai

more President Medvedev declared that "Russia is ready to build up economic ties with our Afghan partners," He added that "there is no question that coordinating (the two countries') foreign...

Turkmen MFA said TAPI gas pipeline to improve situation and political climate in Asia

more The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan issued a press release on the preparations for the beginning of the practical stage of construction of the Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Pakistan...

Kyrgyz security forces committing human rights violations, said top UN official

more Security forces in southern Kyrgyzstan are responsible for human rights violations, ranging from arbitrary detention to torture, threatening the fragile peace in the area six weeks after it was rocked...

The first challenge for Russia is modernising its economy

more In his traditional speech delivered to Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives in international organisations, President Dmitry Medvedev explained that Russia should...

Russian President Medvedev wishes new President of Kyrgyzstan Otunbayeva success

more President Medvedev told President Otunbayeva that he expects "that under your government, Kyrgyzstan will be able to achieve results and overcome this period of...

Russian PM Putin and Bulgarian PM Borisov discussed major energy projects

more Prime Ministers Putin and Borisov discussed the current state of their two countries' economic cooperation, focusing on two major energy projects: the South Stream gas pipeline..

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Hillary Clinton

more President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Head of State expressed hope that the present meeting would very successful...

Russian MFA Spokesman said Russian citizens arrested did not act against U.S. interests

more Regarding the charges brought in the US against a group of persons on suspicion of spying for Russia we report that it is about the Russian citizens who at different times found...

Azerbaijani President Aliyev met Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

more Describing such gatherings as a sign of development of the bilateral relations, President Ilham Aliyev expressed assurance the two countries would soon yield practical results...

Obama and Medvedev held a Joint Press Conference

more Obama said that "Along with our international partners, we (U.S. and Russia) passed and are enforcing new U.N sanctions against North Korea. We offered Iran the prospect of a better...

No economic reasons for Belarusian-Russian gas conflict, said President Lukashenko

more Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gave an interview to Euronews on June 24, 2010. There were absolutely no economic reasons for Belarusian-Russian gas conflict, said...

Special briefing with U.S. officials on President Medvedev's upcoming visit

more U.S. had strong Russian support for the U.N. Security Council resolution on North Korea that passed last year, which is the toughest resolution to date on sanctioning North Korea’s proliferation...

Russian gas supply to Belarus now cut by 60 per cent

more According to Gazprom, Beltransgaz has paid for the Russian gas supplied in May 2010. The amount of payment is USD 260.134 million. It was calculated by Beltransgaz in compliance with...

Russia to limit gas deliveries to Belarus as from June 21, 2010

more Dmitry Medvedev instructed Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller to limit gas deliveries to Belarus as from June 21, and to continue talks on settling the debts for earlier deliveries of Russian gas...

Russian PM Putin met with Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Sharma

more Vladimir Putin said during the meeting that "despite the crisis, trade between our countries grew 7.5% last year, and in the first four months of this year, it grew another 26%. We have many concrete...

U.S.-Russia relations under the Obama Administration

more This is a timely moment to take stock of U.S.-Russian relations, eighteen months into the Obama Administration, eighteen months into the “reset” of relations between our two countries...

Russia voiced great concern on the situation in Kyrgyzstan

more The latest developments in southern Kyrgyzstan, having sharply aggravated the already tense situation in the country, cause Russia grave concern. Osh and Jalalabad are partially destroyed...

Dialogue partnership has grown stronger between Russia and ASEAN, Lavrov told MGIMO

more In his speech Sergey Lavrov underlined that the opening of the Centre has a special significance in the context of an upcoming second Russia-ASEAN summit in Hanoi in the autumn this year...

Alarmed by inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, UN rushes aid to victims

more More than 75,000 ethnic Uzbeks are estimated to have fled Kyrgyzstan since Friday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today, citing figures...

"We can’t say that NATO presents a threat to us," Lavrov said

more He told Kommersant that "We have clearly expressed our concerns, particularly about what we consider wrong when inside NATO its members are ready to legally guarantee security for all countries...

Turkey has a multi-faceted relationship, similar approaches with Russia

more Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a joint press conference following Russian-Turkish bilateral talks. Their countries have similar...

EU-Russia summit has taken place in Rostov-on-Don

more The 25th EU-Russia summit announced practical launch of the Partnership for Modernisation initiative. In a joint statement issued following the meeting, the sides noted the need...

Prospects for U.S.-Russia Missile Defense Cooperation

more The new U.S. approach to missile defense has been driven by growth in the regional ballistic missile threat and new technology opportunities offered by increasingly capable missile defense...

EU and Russia support greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism

more The European Union and Russia agreed on Wednesday to strengthen their cooperation in the fight against organised crime and terrorism, and reiterated their determination to reach an operational...

SCO works at strengthening stability and security in Central Asia

more In preparation for the meeting of the Council of Heads of the SCO Member-States due in Tashkent on June 10-11, 2010, the parties considered a number of priorities in terms of further expanding cooperation...

Russia still rejects the unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence

more A meeting of the UN Security Council to review the activities of the UN Mission in Kosovo took place on May 17, during which the Russian Federation confirmed its approaches to the Kosovo settlement...

New START treaty has helped rebuild a relationship with Russia that was in trouble

more The United States and Russia don’t agree on everything. U.S. top official Ellen Tauscher told Business Executives that "weneed to reshape the political dynamic so that foreign policy and national security are...

Georgian FM Vashadze accuses the Kremlin for violation of the ceasefire agreement

more After the war, Georgia received worldwide support from the international community even though many considered that Saakashvili himself had started the war by sending his troops to South Ossetia, FM...

New START Treaty new step towards nuclear disarmament, a Russia-U.S. statement said

more By signing the Treaty, Russia and the U.S. have once again demonstrated their unwavering commitment to fulfilling their obligations under Article VI of the NPT. The verifiable and irreversible...

Chinese leader Jintao and Russian Prime Minister Putin share important consensus

more On May 8, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on the development of the strategic cooperative...

Russian President Medvedev to visit Syria next week

more President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation and his wife will pay a 2-day official visit to Syria next week. The Russian President will hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad...

There is sense to talk with Russia about cooperation on missile defence

more NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the process leading to the Alliance’s new Strategic Concept, the future of missile defence for NATO, and the integration...

Transneft expanding the first stage of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline

more Transneft is working on four extremely ambitious projects under its investment programme. This includes the second stage of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline. Instead of waiting for...

Russian-Danish talks have taken place

more The talks focused primarily on developing trade and economic ties, expanding the legal base for the two countries’ relations, and bilateral and international cooperation in the Arctic...

Russia and Norway get close to a final solution on maritime delimitation

more During talks in Oslo between Dmitry Medvedev and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, the parties reached a preliminary agreement on maritime delimitation and their countries'...

U.S.-Russian Relations following the first year of the Obama Administration

more Today, the difference in outlook is striking. Promising a "fresh start," President Obama and President Medvedev set the tone for a new relationship, using last July’s summit in Moscow...

Medvedev and Yanukovych turned a new page in relations between Ukraine and Russia

more Yanukovych announced that over the next 10 years Ukraine will receive real investment provided by Russia in the form of resource aid, specifically natural gas, andhis experts have...

Russian-Uzbekistani leaders met, share long-term strategic interests

more Talks were held in both restricted and expanded formats. Dmitry Medvedev and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov discussed the prospects of trade and economic cooperation between...

Russia and Yemen discussed bilateral relations, global and regional issues

more After thoroughly discussing the state of, and prospects for Russian-Yemeni economic and trade ties, the parties emphasized the importance of revitalizing contacts between the relevant...

The United States and Russia in a New Era: One Year After "Reset"

more Alongside the concrete accomplishments of the past year, the atmospherics of bilateral relations are improving, William J. Burns stated. Pollsters report that over 50% of Russians...

Gates expressed confidence in continued Kyrgyzstan's Manas base access

more Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed confidence that political upheaval in Kyrgyzstan won’t cause the United States to lose use of an air base that’s critical to...

Russian President Medvedev met with Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero

more The main subjects on the agenda were bilateral relations and also relations with the European Union, of which Spain currently holds the rotating presidency. Medvedev said that...

BRIC Countries: Common Goals and Common Actions

more The BRIC Summit which will take place in Brazil on April 15-16, 2010, is ayoung forum that nevertheless has gained great international recognition from the outset. And...

Kyrgyzstan was and remains one of Russia's strategic partners, Medvedev said

more The Russian President stressed that the most important thing is to prevent further loss of life and restore law and order. Medvedev noted that what has happened is Kyrgyzstan's...

Signing of US-Russia nuclear arms treaty in Prague

more US President Obama and Russian President Medvedev are due to meet in Prague on 8 April to sign the new treaty between the United States and Russia on strategic...

Voicing shock at violence in Kyrgyzstan, repeated calls for restraint

more Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he was shocked by the reported deaths and injuries in Kyrgyzstan, where demonstrators in the country’s capital have...

Turkmenistan to host first International Gas Congress on April 14-15

more The 1st International Gas Congress of Turkmenistan (TGC-2010) will be held at the Exhibition Palace of Ashgabat and is organized by Turkmengaz state concern...

Russian President announced new effort to counter corruption

more As he summed up the interim results of the National Anti-Corruption Plan implementation, the President noted that in nearly two years more than 800,000 pieces of...

Several bilateral agreements signed following Russian-Venezuelan talks

more Cooperation between Russia and Venezuela takes on special significance. Russia has supported the struggle for Latin American independence from the very beginning...

Russian PM Vladimir Putin visited Venezuela

more This is Vladimir Putin's first visit to Venezuela, although he has met with Hugo Chavez since 2000. The most recent meeting between the Russian Prime...

Medvedev met with Security Council on recent terrorist attacks

more Medvedev: "Colleagues, we are meeting out of schedule today. This is for obvious reasons, namely, the tragic events in Moscow – the bombings in the metro. Today, blasts also took...

The Arctic is becoming more accessible due to climate change

more As activity in the region increases, Arctic Ocean coastal states will be most directly affected by new public safety challenges. Our governments will need to prepare and respond...

U.S. and Russia agreed on new Arms Control agreement

more U.S. President Obama said that after a year of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia have agreed to the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades...

Russian and Ukrainian PMs discussed future of energy and natural gas partnership

more Vladimir Putin said this partnership should rest on firm legal principles and strict compliance with relevant agreements by all parties involved, which will ensure the continuous...

Russian President Medvedev and Qatar PM Al Thani discussed energy cooperation

more Conceptual aspects of Russian-Qatari cooperation were among the subjects discussed at the meeting. Cooperation in the gas sector was a focus of attention, as were opportunities for...

Energy cooperation between Russia and China expanded

more One of the most important and rapidly expanding areas of cooperation between Russia and China is fuel and energy. A number of agreements have been signed that will expand...

Nature of Russia’s cooperation with Guatemala is diverse and intensive

more Presidents Medvedev and Colom declared particular interest in building up trade and economic ties. The relevant ministries have been instructed to continue talks in the...

Russian-American relations are on the upturn, Kremlin stated

more According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Moscow and Washington share the view that the ‘reset’ in bilateral relations has been successful and that both...

The Asia-Pacific Region and Russian National Security

more Russian DFM Alexei Borodavkin: "Today in APR we witness processes that have far-reaching implications not only for the countries situated there, but for the future of the...

Australia and Russia signed Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

more The Agreement would ensure that any uranium supplied could only be used for peaceful purposes, must be subject to Russia's safeguards agreement with the International Atomic...

Russia and Belarus approved plans for fuel and energy distribution in 2010

more Putin: we also approved the plans for fuel and energy distribution in the Union State in 2010. They fully comply with our energy agreements. I would also like to highlight our accomplishments...

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...

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...

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