Diplomacy

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Georgia, North Macedonia establish diplomatic relations

Georgia, North Macedonia establish diplomatic relations

The foreign ministers of Georgia and Northern Macedonia, David Zalkaliani and Nikola Dimitrov, signed an act "On the establishment of diplomatic and consular relations" between the countries, Sputnik …

Russia celebrates Diplomats’ Day

Russia celebrates Diplomats’ Day

On 10 February each year the Russian diplomatic service celebrates its professional holiday – Russian Diplomats’ Day, which was established by the Presidential Decree in 2002., ft.lk …

Sergey Lavrov: Cold War not to re-ignite, but...

Sergey Lavrov: Cold War not to re-ignite, but...

The withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty would not herald the start of a new Cold War, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. "I don't …

Zarif welcomes INSTEX

Zarif welcomes INSTEX

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed implementation of Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), saying Iran is ready to maintain constructive engagement with Europe. "Iran welcomes …

Armenia closes embassy in Denmark - media

Armenia closes embassy in Denmark - media

Within the scope of making financial savings,Armenia's government plans to close the Armenian embassy in Denmark. "The Armenian government intends to close the Armenian embassy in Denmark and to join it to the embassy in …

Pompeo and Kono discuss U.S.-DPRK summit

Pompeo and Kono discuss U.S.-DPRK summit

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo held telephone talks today and agreed to meet in February before the second summit between U.S. President Donald …

Lawyers concluded PACE decision on Russia violates CE's charter

Lawyers concluded PACE decision on Russia violates CE's charter

Lawyers have concluded that the documents of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which strip Russia of its voting rights, are in breach of the statutory documents of the council, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister …

Lavrov: Russia to react to NATO activity near its borders

Lavrov: Russia to react to NATO activity near its borders

Russia will continue to adequately react to NATO’s enhanced activity and the approaching by the alliance’s military infrastructure of the Russian borders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a large news …

Ryabkov: Russia doubts full U.S. withdrawal from Syria

Ryabkov: Russia doubts full U.S. withdrawal from Syria

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said it was hard to believe that the United States would pull out of Syria completely under the current circumstances, given the strong position of those who support the …

Russia managed to save Assad as president, London says

Russia managed to save Assad as president, London says

Britain is resigned to Syrian President Bashar al Assad remaining in power and Russia gaining a new sphere of influence in the region, the foreign secretary has signalled, Sky News reports. But, speaking exclusively to Sky News, Jeremy …

Bahrain resumes work at embassy in Damascus

Bahrain resumes work at embassy in Damascus

Bahrain resumed operations at its embassy in Syria, which has been shut since 2011. Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said the reopening of the embassy affirms the importance of continued relations with Syria.  In a …