Foreign Policy

“Future UN Convention on Countering the Use of ICTs for Criminal Purposes is doomed to success"

Article by the Deputy Head of the Russian Delegation to the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of ICTs for Criminal Purposes, head of...

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02/11/23

Article by Vladimir Putin “Russia and Africa: Joining Efforts for Peace, Progress and a Successful Future“

On July 27–28, St Petersburg will host the second Russia-Africa Summit and Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. On the eve of these large-scale representative events which will bring...

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25/07/23

Joint Statement of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Cape Town, South Africa, 1 June 2023

1. The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations met on 1 June 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. They exchanged views on major global and regional trends and issues. They...

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02/06/23

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s participation in BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting

On June 1-2, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in a BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town chaired by South Africa. The ministers held an in-depth discussion on a wide range of...

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02/06/23

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to media questions following the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting, Cape Town, June 1, 2023

Question: Many countries have been declaring their desire to be invited into the BRICS group. For instance, today, you met with the delegation from Saudi Arabia, who also expressed their...

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01/06/23

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting, Cape Town, June 1, 2023

Madam Chair, colleagues, It’s good to be back on the hospitable soil of the Republic of South Africa. I would like to thank Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and all our friends from the...

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01/06/23

Russian Foreign Ministry statement in connection with Ukraine’s attempted terrorist attacks in the Moscow Region

The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation strongly condemns the Ukraine forces’ attempted terrorist attacks that took place in the early morning of May 30 in Moscow and the Moscow...

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31/05/23

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to the questions during a meeting with permanent representatives of the member countries of the African Union and the diplomatic corps, Addis Ababa, July 27, 2022

Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Representatives of the media, Thank you very much for coming here at our invitation. I believed that being in Addis Ababa, it is...