Igor Ivanov
Igor Ivanov
Igor Sergeyevich Ivanovis a Russian politician who was Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 September 1945
CountryRussian Federation
disturbed resolution schedule
The schedule has now been disturbed and the wording of the resolution has become difficult,
balkans breaks conflict full military spread states
Everyone realizes full well that if a military conflict breaks out in Kosovo, it would willy-nilly spread over the neighboring states as well as to the Balkans as a whole,
bottom officials top
everyone -- from the top officials down to the bottom -- understands what to do.
account both continue cuba evident logical relations russia taking ties wealth
It's evident that taking into account the wealth accumulated in the many years of relations between both nations, it's logical that the ties between Cuba and Russia continue to develop,
express external free internal people
The Yugoslav people should be completely free to express their will without any internal or external pressure,
criteria earlier meet russian side stated
does noes not meet the criteria which the Russian side has stated earlier and affirms now.
help political
isn't the way that could help find a political solution.
concern confirm open situation welcome
Is it really a concern about humanitarian problems? ... We are open to that and confirm that today. But those organizations who we welcome in the Caucasus, why are they so indifferent to the situation in Yugoslavia?
direct efforts found nato proper russian special support understanding
Russian efforts and the direct efforts of ...(Russian special envoy) Viktor Chernomyrdin have not found the understanding and proper support of NATO leadership,
actively further ready russia
Russia is ready to actively participate further in resolving the situation,
beginning brought conflict europe fact four lost muslims nor painful recognize since suffering tragedy winners
After four years since the beginning of the tragedy in the Balkans, we have to recognize the painful fact that this conflict has brought nothing but grief, suffering and destruction, ... There have been no winners in this war, nor could there have been any. Everyone has lost -- the Serbs, the Croats, the Muslims and Europe as a whole.
formulas including trying
Some participants are trying to put formulas unacceptable to Russia, including on Chechnya, into the declaration,
agreements arms aware complex control fact fragile fully prevailing quite system
One has to be fully aware of the fact that the prevailing system of arms control agreements is a complex and quite fragile structure,
act sovereign
One has to act with respect, just as with any sovereign government,