News and events

2013-09-30
Statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly. New York, 27 September 2013 ...
2013-09-27
Q: Last week in Strasbourg, the European Parliament passed a resolution warning Russia to respect the right of the EU’s eastern neighbours to choose whether to enter into association agreements with B...
2013-09-26
Interview by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to The Washington Post, published September 25, 2013 Question: What was your reaction to President Obama’s speech this week at the United Nat...
2013-09-26
The first Russia-EU Senior official meeting (SOM) on Freedom, Security and Justice was held in Brussels on 24 September 2013. The Russian delegation was headed by Mr. M. Travnikov, Deputy Minister of ...
2013-09-25
On 25 September Russian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov received Head of the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation Vygaudas Ušackas. An exchange of views took place on...
2013-09-25
On 24 September a scheduled meeting in the framework of the Russia-EU Political Dialogue between Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Se...
2013-09-24
On 20 September, 2013 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union, Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov spoke at a round table entitled “Visa regime between Russia and the EU: is i...
2013-09-18
On 18 September Russian and EU Political Directors, - Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexey Meshkov and EEAS Deputy Secretary General for political affairs Helga Schmid, held regular consu...
2013-09-12
The article by Vladimir Putin published in The New York Times. Recent events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important...
2013-09-12
An already traditional meeting of Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov with MGIMO European Studies Institute students participating in a training course at the College of Europe in Brugge, took place 12 Septem...
2013-09-10
The annual expert consultations on drugs within the framework of Russia-EU political dialogue were held in Brussels on 10 September 2013. The Russian delegation led by Mr. Vladimir Andreev, Deputy Dir...
2013-09-10
On 10 September Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexey Meshkov, received the newly appointed Head of the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation, Vygaudas Ušackas, who presented him...
2013-09-06
Vladimir Putin summed up the results of the G20 Summit and answered journalists’ questions. PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Ladies and gentlemen, friends! To start with, I’d like to say ...