News and events

2011-12-30
According to Russian competent bodies’ information, on December 29 at 1620 Moscow time a fire broke out on the casing of the outer (light) hull of the bow of the nuclear submarine Yekaterinburg,...
2011-12-29
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation presented a “Report on Human Rights in Certain States” on December 28, 2011. The document draws particular attention to the situat...
2011-12-27
Q: Was the outgoing year a success for Russian diplomacy? What foreign policy events seem to you most significant? A: The end of the year will obviously go down in history as a period marked by dra...
2011-12-26
The first Russia-EU expert meeting on anti-corruption took place on 21 December 2011 in Moscow. The Russian delegation led by Mikhail Galperin, Acting Director of Department of International Law and ...
2011-12-23
Question: How would you describe the results of the Russia-Georgia WTO talks? Answer: As you know, the Swiss-mediated talks ended in Geneva on November 9, 2011. The parties signed the Agreement on th...
2011-12-23
Q: What are the current priorities of Russian foreign policy, and what may they be in the near future? A: The priorities of Russian foreign policy at this stage are detailed in the Foreign Policy C...
2011-12-16
On 14-15 December 2011 the 28th Russia-EU summit was held in Brussels. During the working meeting, the participants discussed key cooperation issues on the bilateral and international agenda, in pa...
2011-12-13
Question: Are you satisfied with the work done toward the December summit between Russia and the EU? Alexander Grushko: Since the June summit between Russia and the EU in Nizhny Novgorod, serious pro...
2011-12-07
A seminar and an exhibition inauguration dedicated to heroic activities of the “Red Orchestra” in the time of the Second World War took place on 6 December 2011 in the European Parliament ...
2011-12-01
The fourth round of negotiations on the Agreement on Strategic and Operational Cooperation between Russia and Europol was held on 28-30 November 2011 in The Hague. The participants achieved considera...