Moscow does not oppose the new name for Macedonia, but there is the issue of the legitimacy of the ongoing process, which may be due to the goal of driving all the Balkan countries into NATO as soon as possible, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “We have always actively supported this dialogue [between Greece …
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on a joint press conference alongside his Greek counterpart in Moscow said he hoped that the deal over the new name of Macedonia would be in the interest of Athens and Skopje and that it would be endorsed by the citizens of the two countries. “We have always said that …
Bilateral cooperation, as well as the situation in the Western Balkans, will be the main topics discussed by the foreign ministers of Russia and Greece, Sergey Lavrov and Nikos Kotzias, at their meeting in Moscow scheduled for today. According to a statement issued by the Greek Foreign Ministry, Kotzias, who will travel to Moscow today, …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russian specialists had found no trace of a chemical attack on the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, after allegations from the international community, AFP reported. “Our military specialists have visited this place… and they did not find any trace of chlorine or any other chemical substance …
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov referred late Wednesday to the situation in Macedonia in the context of “Great Albania ideas.” At a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Lavrov said there are concerns over EU’s passivity regarding the initiative that had emerged from Tirana, the so-called Tirana Platform, which “is an …
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There is a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ made between Russia and the US and its Western allies in the 1990s that NATO will not expand eastward towards the borders of Russia. It has been breached with the three enlargements of NATO. Now, they want to embroil the Balkan region into this game, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …
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Ekziston “marrëveshje xhentile” nga vitet e 90-ta mes Rusisë dhe SHBA-së dhe aleatëve perëndimore, me të cilën NATO premton se nuk do të zgjerohet në lindje drejt kufijve të Rusisë dhe e cila “është shkelur” me tre zgjerimet e NATO-s. Tash në këtë lojë duan ta fusin edhe Ballkanin, deklaroi shefi i diplomacisë ruse Sergej …
Lavrov: Është gabim zgjerimi i NATO-s drejt Maqedonisë, shkelet “marrëveshja xhentile” Read More »
Moscow, 15 January 2018 – The intensified Macedonia’s name talks is linked to the desire of the United States to bring this country into NATO, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday during his annual press conference in Moscow. Lavrov said that efforts have been in long-standing twilight sleep for number of years and US decided to …
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