On December 18, 2019, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Foreign Ministry Academic Council held at the Russian Academy of Sciences Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO).
On December 18, 2019, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Foreign Ministry Academic Council held at the Russian Academy of Sciences Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO).
The meeting focused on a broad range of issues of...
... don’t agree when my colleagues tell me that there can be no restrictions on the freedom of expression. There are restrictions, and, as I said above, they directly concern the unacceptability of statements that can incite religious strife.
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MFA of Russia
On December 17, 2014, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a sitting of the Scientific Council of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs devoted to realization of national foreign policy interests in Europe in the light of tasks set forth by President Vladimir Putin in his December 4 address to the Federal Assembly.
The attendance included many RIAC members, among them Academician Alexey Arbatov, Head of IMEMO Center for International Security; Academician Vladimir Baranovsky, IMEMO Deputy Director;...
..., I think, last year and that he would ask the Secretary General to find some replacement.
Question: And what was your reaction?
Lavrov: Well, I said, Kofi, it’s your decision.
Question: Thank you very much indeed.
Lavrov: Thank you.
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MFA of Russia
... Arab states on this issue, let alone the West.
As a result, Russia essentially faces the consolidated stance of the Arab League. This standoff appears less than reasonable, especially because
even relevant officials in the Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA)
acknowledge the likelihood that Assad’s downfall is a matter of time. Under that scenario Russia clearly stands to lose numerous well-established, decades-old, positions in the political, economic and military-strategic spheres. Any new regime ...
