ULAN BATOR, February 16. /TASS/. The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, Sergey Naryshkin, says he sees no obstacles for developing cooperation between Russia and Mongolia, calling the country Moscow's strategic partner.
Russia believes that emergence of new military world powers is unacceptable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news conference reviewing the results of 2013 here on Tuesday.
Russia has really helped Ukraine, in contrast to vain promises and insolent demands of the West, speaker of RF State Duma (lower house of parliament) Sergei Naryshkin said on Thursday, opening an 'Open Tribune' meeting.
Upcoming visit of the Russian President to China will become this year's major political event in Russian-Chinese relations and its outcome will be an important step toward a closer bilateral partnership, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says in an interview published by China Daily Tuesday.
Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov is heading for Geneva to take part in a quadripartite meeting on Ukraine, a delegation source told Itar-Tass on Thursday.
Russian President and Commander-in-Chief of the country's armed forces Vladimir Putin on Saturday decided to hold a surprise comprehensive inspection of combat readiness of the entire Central Military District's personnel, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. State Secretary John Kerry were planned to meet in The Hague, a Russian Foreign Ministry source confirmed to Itar-Tass on Saturday. "Such a meeting is planned," he said.
MOSCOW, Nov 23, 2014 (AFP) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is heading to Vienna to join the Iran nuclear talks and is expected there late Sunday, RIA Novosti state news agency reported, citing a diplomat.
VIENNA, November 23 (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to have a phone conversation on Monday with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday during his meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
MOSCOW, September 1 (Itar-Tass) - Russia "will not slam the door" in view of new sanctions, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov stated on Monday when addressing the students and faculty members of the MGIMO University for International Relations.
MOSCOW, September 1 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called NATO's permanent plans in favour of enlarging to the east and closely advancing to the Russian borders "absolutely provocative".
MOSCOW, November 19 (Sputnik) - Differences in opinion between Russia and the West have an objective character but Moscow is prepared to find compromises based on equal rights without blackmail or dictatorship, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
Pakistan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will not diminish the role of Russia and China in that organization, while the idea of Iran's accession to the SCO that may follow the settlement of the Iranian nuclear program is getting ever more crucial, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the State Duma on Wednesday.
Moscow urges external players to induce the sides in Syrian conflict to dialogue to stabilize the situation in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang.
MOSCOW, December 8. /TASS/. The goal of Washington's sanctions is to create conditions for changing the regime in Russia, Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Russia's lower house of parliament on Monday.