Tag: MFA Russia

Russians refuse to appoint ambassador to NATO

Russian Federation will not appoint Permanent Representative to NATO unless and until it sees that the alliance is ready for “serious work”, Andrei Kelin, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s European Cooperation Department, said, according to TASS news agency reports. “This position will remain vacant until we see the actual readiness on the part of…

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23 British diplomats “personae non gratae” in Russia

Twenty three (23) British diplomats have been declared personae non gratae and will be expelled within a week, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov said in a statement after the British Ambassador to Moscow Laurie Bristow was summoned. British ambassador to Moscow arrives at Russian foreign ministryhttps://t.co/djD077o6lz pic.twitter.com/Vg2H5FW57K — TASS (@tassagency_en) March 17, 2018 “Twenty three…

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Amb.Grushko leaves Brussels for MFA Moscow

NATO underlines good professional relations with leaving for Moscow Alexander Grushko as Russia’s permanent representative to NATO and congratulates him on his appointment as the Russian deputy foreign minister. Congratulations to #Russia’s new Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko. Thank you for your professional role here at #NATO. Good luck! — Rose Gottemoeller (@Gottemoeller) January 22,…

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Lavrov regrets US rejection of multipolar world concept

An increasing amount of states are focused on enforcing their military power to ensure their sovereignty as a result of the degradation of the system of international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters at an annual news conference. 🔴Sergey Lavrov holds annual Press conference on results of the Rusdian diplomacy in 2017https://t.co/yaynAfXSqR —…

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Russia defends nuclear deal with Iran

Russia confirms its support of the implementation of the nuclear deal  with Iran, formerly the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at his meeting with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on this weeek. “It is important to share views on how Joint Comprehensive Plan of…

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MFA reacts to expel of Russian journalists from Lativa

Latvian authorities grossly violate its international obligations of respecting the freedom of speech, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said reacting on Riga’s decision to expel journalists working for Russian TV network, Anatoly Kurlayev (pictured) and his wife Olga, according to TASS news agency. “The official Riga grossly violates its international legal obligations in the…

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Russia supports Venice Commission opinion of Ukraine education law

Russia supports the Venice Commission’s assessment of the Ukrainian education law, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. #Zakharova: Russia supports the conclusions of the Venice Commission. Once implemented, the Ukrainian Education Law would result in outright discrimination against millions of Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine pic.twitter.com/LiCe2OOTZG — MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) December 13, 2017…

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Apocalypse in Korean Peninsula “possible”

An apocalyptic scenario of developments on the Korean Peninsula is possible, but Moscow hopes that a common sense would prevail among the involved parties, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said on Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Igor #Morgulov: "A scenario of the apocalyptic development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula exists and we cannot…

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Russia slams US control of Twitter

Twitter’s decision to remove all advertising from the accounts of RT television channel and news agency Sputnik shows that the US authorities directly control the process of decision-making in this company, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. #Zakharova: @Twitter’s ban on advertising by @RT_com and @SputnikInt shows that the company is subordinated to the…

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