Russia FM calls on US, N Korea to start talks, says Moscow ready to mediate
Russia has called on the United States and North Korea to start negotiations aimed at putting an end to tensions on the Korean Peninsula, days after the UN slapped a new round of sanctions on Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons program. Russian media on Monday quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying that Moscow is ready to mediate […]
Zarif arrives in Moscow
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Russian capital city of Moscow, at noon on Monday, at the head of a diplomatic delegation. Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, arrived in Russian capital city of Moscow, at noon on Monday, at […]
Caspian Sea states to meet on Dec. 4-5
TEHRAN – Foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral states will hold a meeting in Moscow on December 4-5 to discuss the sea’s legal status and other issues, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will be held for the seventh time,” said […]
Tehran, Moscow confer on coop. for resolving Syrian crisis
TEHRAN– Deputy Iranian foreign minister, who is on an official visit to Moscow, met and talked several Russian officials including deputy defense minister as well as Putin’s special envoy on Syria. On Tuesday evening in Moscow, Head of Iranian delegation at Astana talks Hossein Jaberi Ansari discussed issues related to the Syrian crisis at a […]
Moscow Ready for Reciprocal Moves If London Changes Its Policy toward Russia
TEHRAN – At a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was ready to take reciprocal measures if London changes its policy toward Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. During their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the sides “discussed […]