Sergei Lavrov
Sergei Lavrov
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrovis a Russian diplomat, and is currently the Foreign Minister of Russia, in office since 2004...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth21 March 1950
CountryRussian Federation
agreements consider iranian lead nuclear package provide quite reliable solution
We consider it (the proposal) quite workable. It can lead us to a comprehensive package of agreements that will provide a reliable solution to the Iranian nuclear problem.
certain ensure federal needs sign stable ukraine
We are certain that Ukraine needs profound constitutional reform. In all fairness, we can't see any other way to ensure the stable development of Ukraine but to sign a federal agreement.
attacked georgian joint protecting russian
We have been protecting the lives of the Russian peacekeepers who had been attacked by their Georgian comrades, because there was a joint peacekeeping force.
became early federation food found huge lack money ourselves problems russian situation soviet starting union
We have been getting out of the situation where we found ourselves in the early '90s, when the Soviet Union disappeared and the Russian Federation became what it is - you know, with no borders, with no budget, no money, and with huge problems starting with lack of food and so on and so forth.
believe
We believe that this is not right for a democracy to make revolutions the beacon of promoting democracy.
believe broader edward emotions fugitive including larger mutual relations situation
We believe Russian-American relations are broader and larger than emotions and mutual grudges, including the situation with the U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden.
attempts behind blanket distort facts hide stages truth ukrainian undertaken
The attempts to distort the truth and to hide the facts behind blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the Ukrainian crisis.
actions iran lead threaten
It will lead to an unnecessary politicizing of the situation. Iran is not violating its obligations and its actions do not threaten the non-proliferation regime,
acting advocate charter decide democratic good human opposite others principle rejecting rule sovereign states trying western
The U.S.-led western alliance, while acting as an advocate of democracy, rule of law and human rights, is acting from the opposite position, rejecting the democratic principle of the sovereign right of states enshrined in the U.N. Charter and trying to decide for others what is good and what is bad.
addition orthodox
Syria is a multi-confessional state: in addition to Sunni and Shia Muslims, there are Alawites, Orthodox and other Christian confessions, Druzes, and Kurds.
introduce themselves
What we did say is that it is up to the Syrians themselves to decide how to run the country, how to introduce the reforms, what kind reforms, without any outside interference.
against bringing pressure putting regime
We are against putting pressure on anyone, and bringing about regime changes.
believe coming common develop efficient federation outside protecting region russian states system threats united
We still believe that if the Russian Federation and the United States bring their minds together, we can develop a common system which would be efficient in protecting the Euro-Atlantic region from threats coming outside this region.
convinced iranian
We are convinced that the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is through negotiations.