Sergei Lavrov
Sergei Lavrov
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrovis a Russian diplomat, and is currently the Foreign Minister of Russia, in office since 2004...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth21 March 1950
CountryRussian Federation
introduce themselves
What we did say is that it is up to the Syrians themselves to decide how to run the country, how to introduce the reforms, what kind reforms, without any outside interference.
cooperate hope longer realise resolve states united
I very much hope that the United States will finally... realise that they can no longer act as the prosecutor, the judge, and the executioner in every part of the world and that they need to cooperate to resolve issues.
grievances politics
There's no room for petty grievances in politics.
domestic
You know that we are not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts.
members nuclear treaty
All members of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) have this right,
european extremist ranks united
The jihadists come from many European countries, Russia included, and some even from the United States; hundreds of them - if you take Europe, Russia and the U.S. - are fighting in the ranks of extremist groups.
members nuclear treaty
All members of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty have this right,
aim answers common efforts iran provides solution
Iran should do much more than it has done and our common efforts should aim for a solution that provides answers to all the questions.
critically taken
The Americans have taken the course of confrontation and do not assess their own steps critically at all.
attacked interests legitimate russians south
If our interests - our legitimate interests, the interests of Russians - have been attacked directly, like they were in South Ossetia, for example, I do not see any other way but to respond in accordance with international law.
attained broad country dialogue forces national peace regions
Our stand is crystal-clear - we want peace in Ukraine, which can only be attained through broad national dialogue in which all regions and all political forces of the country must participate.
citizens entirely response russian
Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers.
dispose interests legal russia suit
Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations.
surprised
If you look at U.S. Congress, 80 percent of them have never left the U.S.A., so I'm not surprised about Russophobia in Congress.