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Lavrov: Russia ready to restore relations with Georgia

Lavrov: Russia ready to restore relations with Georgia

Russia hopes to resolve the issue of restoring air links with Georgia in the near future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.  "Unfortunately, the air travel is still frozen," he recalled. …

Russia celebrates Day of Diplomatic Worker

Russia celebrates Day of Diplomatic Worker

Russia is marking the Day of a Diplomatic Worker today. The date was set on October 31, 2002, by the Russian President Vladimir Putin and is celebrated annually on February 10. The date was chosen upon the discovery of the earliest thus …

New Kazakh Ambassador to Russia appointed

New Kazakh Ambassador to Russia appointed

Ermek Kosherbayev has been appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia, the decree was signed by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Akorda press service reported. At the same time, …

Former Georgia's defence minister appointed ambassador

Former Georgia's defence minister appointed ambassador

Head of the Georgian Intelligence Service and the Secretary of the National Security Council Levan Izoria has resigned, becoming the country’s new ambassador to Germany. Izoaria, who was appointed as the head …

Japan to strive to sign peace treaty with Russia

Japan to strive to sign peace treaty with Russia

The Japanese government is determined to achieve a solution to the territorial issue and sign a peace treaty with Russia, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. "We will speed up talks based on the 1956 …

Lavrov: Russia to respond to U.S. unfriendly steps

Lavrov: Russia to respond to U.S. unfriendly steps

Russia will continue to respond to unfriendly steps from the United States, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "We will continue to respond to unfriendly steps if they continue from the American …

Macron fights Russophobia in European Union, Lavrov says

Macron fights Russophobia in European Union, Lavrov says

French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders are trying to change Russophobian sentiment in the European Union, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said According to him, now Russophobia in the EU is off the scale. …

U.S. Senate approves new ambassador to Georgia

U.S. Senate approves new ambassador to Georgia

The U.S. Senate has approved Kelly Degnan as the new ambassador to Georgia. U.S. President Donald Trump presented Californian Degnan for the role in September 2019.  The post has …

U.S. Senate confirms Sullivan as ambassador to Russia

U.S. Senate confirms Sullivan as ambassador to Russia

The U.S. Senate confirmed John Sullivan to be the next United States ambassador to Russia. As many as 70 senators voted to confirm Sullivan, while 22 voted against. Sullivan served as acting …

Pompeo comments on his meeting with Lavrov

Pompeo comments on his meeting with Lavrov

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that after the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Washington that Russia and the U.S. should have a better relationship than they’ve had in …

Lavrov holds meeting with Italian PM Conte

Lavrov holds meeting with Italian PM Conte

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome. Lavrov conveyed to the Italian premier best wishes from Russian President Vladimir Putin. …

Berlin launches diplomatic attack on Moscow

Berlin launches diplomatic attack on Moscow

German Foreign Ministry has declared as personae non gratae two staffers of the Russian embassy in Germany in connection with the killing of a Georgian citizen in Berlin at the end of last summer. The decision is "effective …

U.S. blocks visits of Russian diplomats and financiers

U.S. blocks visits of Russian diplomats and financiers

The United States has not issued visas for delegates from the Russian Federal Treasury who planned to take part in the international conference on auditing on December 3, the press service of the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a …

Kazakh ambassador to Czech Republic appointed

Kazakh ambassador to Czech Republic appointed

Former state secretary of Kazakhstan Marat Tazhin has been appointed as Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Czech Republic, Akorda reported. Earlier, Tazhin has been working in the President's Office, Cabinet of …