Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek to hold a "special, separate bilateral meeting" at a later date, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the International Festival of Youth.
Russia will be ready to discuss strategic stability with the U.S. only if Washington takes specific steps to improve relations, rather than merely issuing empty declarations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
She also said more detailed information on further contacts between the Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministries would be provided later
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he would meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York.
The situation around Iran is the most pressing issue on the BRICS political agenda, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS.
A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister is scheduled for September 8 in Moscow
The United States and Israel should promptly engage in discussions on Middle East security before new election cycles begin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a meeting with students and faculty at MGIMO University.
Russians abroad will have ample opportunity to vote in the upcoming State Duma elections, as 319 polling stations in 152 countries will be open for voting, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website.
Russia will close the Goethe-Institut branches in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg in response to the German authorities’ closure of the Russian House in Berlin, Russian Foreign Minister …
The Russian and U.S. finance ministries see a basis for further developing bilateral relations, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told Vesti.
He stressed that the restrictions on supplies of Armenian goods to the Russian market have objective reasons
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko met with Turkish Ambassador to Russia Tanju Bilgiç on Thursday
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky and Israeli Ambassador Oded Josef discussed counter‑terrorism cooperation and measures against the glorification of Nazism.
Russia continues to work with OPEC+ partners to stabilise the oil market, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the posting of provocative images targeting Azerbaijan by unidentified individuals outside the guesthouse of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty have had a phone call, during which they underscored the need to step up political and diplomatic efforts in order to ease tensions in the Persian Gulf region and reaffirmed their shared position on the need to resolve the Palestinian issue in accordance with UN resolutions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The situation in Lebanon is a factor complicating attempts to revitalize the negotiation process between Washington and Tehran, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov told Izvestia.
Russia is ready to support mediation efforts to end the conflict against Iran and to help maintain stability in the Middle East if requested, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov said.
Moscow is open to dialogue with Tbilisi, but the initiative to restore diplomatic relations must come from the Georgian side, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The head of the Vatican's diplomatic service will visit Moscow at the end of August, with the dates now confirmed.
