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2015-10-30
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria Staffa...
2015-10-30
Meeting in Vienna, on October 30, 2015, China, Egypt, the EU, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, ...
2015-10-29
Reply by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova to a media question about recent remarks by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Question: What was the Russian Foreign Ministry’s reaction ...
2015-10-28
On 26 October 2015 consultations between representatives of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the Russian Federal Customs Service and expert...
2015-10-25
Representatives of the Quartet – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United States Secretary of State John Kerry, European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Fe...
2015-10-24
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with CNN, 21 October 2015 © CNN Copyright ...
2015-10-23
On 23 October 2015 Russian and Ukrainian delegations held negotiations in Brussels on outstanding issues related to air transport. The Russian delegation was led by Mr. Alexander Neradko, Head of the ...
2015-10-22
On 22 October President Vladimir Putin took part in the final plenary session of the 12th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. This topic of this year’s Valdai conference is ...
2015-10-22
On 22 October 2015 in Brussels Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov met the newly elected President of the European Economic and Social Committee Ge...
2015-10-20
On 20 October 2015 in Brussels Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov met Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas. The partie...
2015-10-18
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the start of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear programme 18 October marked a new milestone in the ...
2015-10-15
On 15 October Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov received the Head of the EU Delegation to Russi...
2015-10-15
On 9 October 2015 an informal meeting of the Subgroup on Pharmaceuticals of the Russia – EU Dialogue on Public Health was held in Brussels. Representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Russi...
2015-10-14
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with Diplomatic World. The interview was recorded on 8 September 2015. Diplomatic World: Your Ex...
2015-10-13
On 13 October Ambassador Andrei Yeudachenka, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the EU, and representatives of diplomatic missions of Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia met with Riszard Sz...
2015-10-13
Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on the report of the Dutch Safety Board on the technical investigation into the crash of the Malaysian Boeing airliner in Ukraine Russian ex...
2015-10-12
President Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Rossiya-1 television channel host Vladimir Solovyov. The interview was recorded on October 10. Rossiya-1 host Vladimir Solovyov: Mr President, we are l...
2015-10-12
On 12 October 2015 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov met Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan. The parties discussed the...
2015-10-09
On 9 October 2015 the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-Presiden...
2015-10-09
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with EurActiv, 9 October 2015 EurActiv: We are discussing just as Turkish President Recep Tayyi...
2015-10-08
Russia-EU expert consultations on drugs were held on 8 October 2015 in Brussels. The Russian interagency delegation was led by Alexey A.Rogov, Deputy Director of the Department on New Challenges and T...
2015-10-07
Comment by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on the coordination of efforts in fighting ISIS In keeping with the position expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia is ready ...
2015-10-05
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with Euronews, 2 October 2015 ©Euronews copyright ...
2015-10-02
President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of France Francois Hollande and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met in the Normandy format in Paris. Th...
2015-10-02
Press release on First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov’s meeting with a group of members of the European Parliament For New Dialogue with Russia headed by French MEP Nadine Morano On Octo...
2015-10-02
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with BBC World News, 2 October 2015 ©BBC World News copyright ...