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Trump’s policies similar to Obama’s: lavrov 30 Nov 2017

Trump’s policies similar to Obama’s: lavrov

TEHRAN –Russian foreign minister says there is little difference between policies of Trump and Obama. The actions of US President Donald Trump’s team are similar to the policies of his predecessor Barack Obama, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview, state-run RIA news agency reported on Thursday. “Unfortunately, many actions of Donald Trump’s […]

Lavrov: Joint Investigative Mechanism on Syria acted shamefully 20 Nov 2017

Lavrov: Joint Investigative Mechanism on Syria acted shamefully

BAKU– Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, affirmed on Monday that the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism on Syria “has worked in a shameful way” depending in its conclusions on data proposed by nongovernmental institutions, some of which linked to terrorists. In a speech on Monday before Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Lavrov said that Mechanism acted in a […]

Presence of Iranian military advisors in Syria legitimate: Lavrov 15 Nov 2017

Presence of Iranian military advisors in Syria legitimate: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed that the presence of  Iranian military advisors in Syria is “legitimate.” On Tuesday,  Lavrov denied any talks between Moscow and Washington over the withdrawal of Iranian advisors, stressing that no such promise had been made. Iran, along with Russia, has a military advisory mission in Syria aimed at […]

Lavrov Says Russia Committed to Iraq Territorial Integrity 23 Oct 2017

Lavrov Says Russia Committed to Iraq Territorial Integrity

TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asserted that Moscow is committed to Iraq’s territorial integrity, RIA News Agency reported. The Russian diplomat’s remarks were made at a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari. Lavrov also said Russia is seeking to achieve the common objective of defeating international terrorism in both Syria and […]

Lavrov says Iran’s nuclear deal should be preserved 07 Oct 2017

Lavrov says Iran’s nuclear deal should be preserved

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that it is very important to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal. “It is very important to preserve it in its current form and of course the participation of the United States will be a very significant factor in this regard,” Reuters quoted him as telling reporters on […]

‘Illegitimate’ US sanctions threaten Iran nuclear deal: Lavrov 22 Sep 2017

‘Illegitimate’ US sanctions threaten Iran nuclear deal: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to maintaining the sustainability of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program. The meeting of the Six (Russia, the UK, China, the US, France and Germany) and Iran was held on Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. “Lavrov confirmed […]

Lavrov, Tillerson discuss cooperation on crisis in Syria 18 Sep 2017

Lavrov, Tillerson discuss cooperation on crisis in Syria

NEW YORK – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed cooperation on the crisis in Syria and the implementation of agreements to bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting held in New York on Sunday, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Zakharova told reporters in a statement following the meeting that the meeting was on […]