Nato foreign ministers hoped to persuade their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to back Nato’s missile defence shield at a meeting in Brussels. Progress has been slower than expected with a recent rise in anti-Nato rhetoric from Moscow – the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned the alliance that Russia would take counter-measures if Washington went [...]
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December 8, 2011
December 8, 2011
Russia’s Medvedev Discusses Trade, Missile Shield With Czech Leaders
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met with Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus to discuss issues ranging from the economic situation in the European Union and eurozone to NATO’s missile-defense plans. Medvedev gave his support to Russian company Atomstroieksport’s plans to bid for a 20 billion-euro ($28 billion) contract to build two more reactors for the Czech [...]
November 25, 2011
Putin complains of ‘difficult and nasty’ work
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, widely seen as the winner in next year’s presidential elections, said on Friday his work was “difficult and nasty.” At a meeting with Women’s Forum participants, Putin said that such events were a solace to him. “Sometimes we have pleasant moments in our difficult and nasty work. This was a [...]
November 20, 2011
Russia-Belarus Union State may take backseat if Eurasian Union project pans out – Lukashenko
The Russia and Belarus Union State project may disappear if the project of the Eurasian Economic Union with common economic space develops actively, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday. “The project of the Union State could perhaps vanish without any development if the current project of the Common Economic Space develops quickly. The CES [...]
November 17, 2011
North Korea to get $100 million annually for Russian gas transit
North Korea will get $100 million annually if it becomes a transit country for Russian gas supplies to South Korea, the Russian president’s envoy to the Far East said on Thursday. In August, President Dmitry Medvedev said after talks with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-il that the parties had reached an agreement to draw [...]
November 17, 2011
Russia hopes India will ‘soon’ join SCO
Russia hopes that India will soon become a full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday after talks with his Indian counterpart Shri S.M. Krishna. “Russia supports the resolution of the issue of India’s transfer from observer status to full membership in the SCO as soon as possible. We [...]
November 13, 2011
November 2, 2011
Russian–South Korean relations have good future, Medvedev says
Russian-South Korean relations have a very promising future, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, adding the countries can jointly hold modernization policies and cooperate in many other spheres. “Russian-South Korean relations have a very good future; we are going forward in all spheres: in the economy, in the implementation of large projects, in innovations [...]
November 1, 2011
Medvedev to head for G20 summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will arrive in the French city of Cannes on Wednesday evening to attend the G20 summit that will focus on financial and energy issues on November 3-4. Medvedev will hold a few bilateral meetings with his counterparts, including the Chinese and Brazilian presidents, Hu Jintao and Dilma Rousseff, on the sidelines [...]
October 27, 2011
Tajik, Russian Ombudsmen Sign Cooperation Deal
MOSCOW — Tajik Ombudsman Zarif Alizoda and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Lukin, have signed an agreement in Moscow on mutual cooperation, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reports. Vladimir Zakharov, who heads the Russian ombudsman’s department for international cooperation, told RFE/RL today the agreement — signed on October 26 — enumerates the rights of Tajik citizens in Russia [...]
October 25, 2011
South Korean president to visit Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is to hold talks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak next month, the Kremlin said on Monday. “On November 2, 2011, Russian-Korean talks at the highest level will take place in St. Petersburg,” the statement read. “Medvedev and Lee Myung-bak will also take part in the opening of the second [...]
October 25, 2011
Medvedev in ‘strategic’ talks with Armenia’s Sargsyan
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is meeting with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in the Kremlin on Monday to discuss economic, military and security cooperation. Medvedev said Sargsyan’s visit symbolizes the “strategic partnership” that exists between the two countries. Sargsyan said he was pleased with “the existing level of political dialog.” The two presidents are [...]
October 24, 2011
Medvedev Gets Armenian, Turkish Presidents To Talk
Russian President Dmitry Medvedvev had visiting Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian join a telephone call he had placed to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to pay condolences for the hundreds of victims perished in an earthquake in Turkey on October 23. The Kremlin said Sarkisian “joined the conversation, relaying his sincere sympathies and support to the [...]
October 18, 2011
‘Participation in international unions will strengthen Russia-Ukraine co-operation’ – Medvedev
President Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia and Ukraine must honor their commitments to international organizations and this will only help them to succeed in co-operation. Medvedev made his statement speaking at the Inter-Regional Economic Forum after holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine. The Russian President said that [...]