Search: Middle East,MFA (2 materials)

Interview for the documentary film on Syria by Hubert Seipel

... notion of the Greater Middle East and North Africa introduced many years ago by George Bush Jr. who said that democratizing the Middle East is “our utmost goal”. I think any interested observer who follows what is going on in the region can make ... ... reaction? Lavrov: Well, I said, Kofi, it’s your decision. Question: Thank you very much indeed. Lavrov: Thank you. Source: MFA of Russia

15.02.2013

Russia and the Syrian Problem

... By Assad Alone Photo: Lukoi West Qurna-2 field: Lukoil signs supplement agreement to service contract This case clearly illustrates how the president’s (American or Russian) projection of the domestic factor onto a particular situation in the Middle East significantly complicating the activities of either the Russian MFA or the American DoS. This seems an apposite moment to recall the partial differences at two policy-making levels in the Libyan case, when President Medvedev chose to abstain during the UN Security Council vote on Resolution 1973, but Russia’s ...

04.02.2013
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