Press release on the exchange of messages of greetings between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and South Africa

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa Maite Nkoana-Mashabane have exchanged messages on the occasion of the 25th...

Comment by the Information and Press Department on the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Republic of South Africa

  Diplomatic relations between Russia and the Republic of South Africa were established 25 years ago on February 28. Russia provided all-round assistance to the struggle waged...

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s address and answers to questions at the 53rd Munich Security Conference

  Ladies and gentlemen, Ten years ago, President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressed this conference with a speech that many in the West saw as a challenge and even a threat,...

On the passing away of Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations

  On 20 February 2017 Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vitaly Churkin passed away in New York. We are...

Foreign Ministry statement on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Donbass

The situation in Donbass has deteriorated sharply in recent days. Ukrainian troops continue to conduct offensive operations to seize positions held by self-defence forces, including in the...

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a news conference on the results of Russian diplomacy in 2016, Moscow January 17, 2017

  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, happy New Year and best wishes on all holidays. The past leap year was not easy. In addition to the troubles that usually befall leap...

Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation

FOREIGN POLICY CONCEPT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION   Approved by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on November 30, 2016   I. General provisions ...

Changing World and New Old Threats

     2016 has been a very troublesome year with threats and challenges sprouting through the cracks of the shaping world order marking the importance of long overdue...

Ambassador Mikhail Petrakov on the tragic death of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov

  Mikhail Petrakov, Russian Ambassador tot he Republic fo South Africa :  Andrey Karlov was an outstanding diplomat. We both participated in the Collegium of the Ministry...

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