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
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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,
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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.
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Our common goal is to ensure that Iraq should not have weapons of mass destruction, ... It must be attained on the basis of the U.N. Security Council's resolution No. 1441. All other goals go beyond the limits of our interests.
direction movement
There is movement -- movement in the right direction,
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The purpose of this is to coordinate such tasks which would make it possible to break the situation, which makes special threat to the security and stability to Europe, and to direct the events ... towards a peaceful settlement,
accept community entire insist nato using
NATO continues, using ultimatums, to insist Belgrade and the entire international community accept the alliance's demands.
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Iraq's debt to the Russian Federation comes to $8 billion U.S. and as far as the Russian government's position on this, it is not planning any kind of write-off of that debt.
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I'm convinced that if we continue to solve in this manner the most complicated questions, then the Russian-American relationship, as well as the cause of peace as a whole, will benefit,
adopt necessary present
Not necessary at present to adopt any new resolutions.
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If the United States unilaterally begins military action in relation to Iraq, it would violate the U.N. Charter and, of course, when the U.N. Charter is violated, the Security Council must gather, discuss the situation and make the corresponding decisions,
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In our view, it is important to carefully preserve (the system that) has been built up over the decades and that has also functioned as a guarantee of international security.
step
For now, it's a step in the right direction, but it's only a step,
bombing confirmed immediate necessary pause position talks
I confirmed our position that an immediate end to the bombing is necessary or, at least, a pause in the bombing must be declared while talks continue.