Russian FM Sergey Lavrov gave an interview to Interfax News Agency
Question:
A year ago the Americans would not allow our diplomats to visit polling stations. At that time Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that we will respond in kind. Have we told the Americans that their diplomats won’t have the right to visit our polling stations?
Sergey Lavrov:
I don’t think we should send any notifications. For the time being we haven’t heard any names or appeals from countries and organisations...
In a surprising move on Monday Vladimir Putin decided to start withdrawing military forces from Syria. The abrupt manner in which the decision was made is very characteristic of the Russian leader and how he has been handling the Syrian crisis. It has been almost 6 months since Vladimir Putin ordered to launch an aerial operation in the country despite initial assessments that it would only take three to four months.
“I consider the objectives that have been set for the Defence Ministry to...
After a week of confusion and failed attempts to bring warring sides to the table, Syria peace talks that had begun in Geneva on January 25 2016 were suspended till late February on Thursday. This may be a much-needed break that may help prevent the wider negotiating process from being derailed. In other words the battle is lost but the war is not over.
While the Syrian government arrived in Geneva in time for talks and held several meetings with Steffan De Mistura, the Higher Negotiating Committee...
... a comparatively young state in its current borders, although the country obviously has a history stretching back several thousand years. Before World War One, the territory and its population, mostly Arabs, was part of the Ottoman Empire. As agreed within ... ... as the Syrians found themselves the weaker partner, and resented the Egyptians’ dominance.
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Geneva II: Place to Establish Official Contacts.
Interview with Dmitri Trenin
The fragility of the existing territorial and political ...
Interview
In his interview with RIAC, Dmitry Trenin, Director of Carnegie Moscow Centre and RIAC member, offers his comments on the interim results of Geneva II and Russian-U.S. cooperation in assisting to resolve the conflict in Syria.
The main mission of the Geneva II Conference was to bring together the government forces and the opposition in Syria to negotiate the end of the civil war. What do you ...
