Sergey Lavrov

Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrovis a Russian diplomat, and is currently the Foreign Minister of Russia, in office since 2004...
agree basically british cannot clear draft lead procedure situation suggesting
The British draft is not that clear and it is basically suggesting a procedure which would lead to deterioration of the situation further, and we cannot agree with something that would not be realistic.
decided move problem
This move is detrimental, and not one real problem can be decided with such a move.
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Documents that were shown to us were forged on a number of occasions,
account answered community continue high iran past program questions solution
In our view, any solution should take into account the desirability, very high desirability, to continue to investigate into the past program of Iran so that all the questions which the international community has could be answered by the experts.
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On a number of occasions, the documents shown to us were forged, in particular, they contained fake signatures of Russian officials,
iran plant seals therefore uranium urgent
Iran has removed the seals from a uranium enrichment plant and therefore urgent consultations are needed.
issue later leaves ongoing
This leaves the thorny and controversial issue of ongoing monitoring for a later stage,
particular stage threat
must be aimed at making this happen, not making any threat which at this particular stage is not appropriate.
call condition continuing fully reality support
I fully support the call for the resumption of talks, but in reality it can be done only on condition of continuing the enrichment moratorium, which is mutually acceptable.
countries people punish
How many people must be killed. How many countries must be destabilized to punish that one person?
avoid effort honestly modest situation
Honestly speaking, we have modest expectations, but we will make every effort to avoid an escalation of the situation and the use of force.
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What is most important for us in this situation is not our bilateral relations, our investments in the Iranian economy or our economic profit from cooperation with Iran. The highest priority for us in this situation is the prevention of the violation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
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The West appears to have decided for the Ukrainian people what their choice is. The EU does not condemn violent actions in Ukraine which are punishable in the West.
differences goal way
We have certain differences over the ways to pursue our goals, but our final aims coincide, in my opinion.