News and events

2019-03-22
On 22 March 2019 Brussels hosted regular bilateral technical Russia – EU consultations on air safety regarding Russian air companies operating passenger and cargo flights to airports of the states par...
2019-03-20
Statement by H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the Plenary Session of the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, March 20, 2019 Unofficial translation ...
2019-03-19
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian MFA on the Declaration by the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on behalf of the EU and the Statement...
2019-03-17
On March 18, 2014 Crimea was accepted as an inalienable part of the Russian Federation. For us, the issue of Crimea has been settled once and for all because its reunification with Russia was the resu...
2019-03-16
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian MFA on the EU decision to introduce personal sanctions in response to the incident in the Kerch strait On 15 March 2019 the Council of...
2019-03-15
Closing remarks by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov at the First Connecting Eurasia Dialogue – from the Atlantic to the Pacific ...
2019-03-15
The First Forum of the Connecting Eurasia Dialogue – from the Atlantic to the Pacific was held in Brussels on 15 March 2019. Topical issues of multilateral economic cooperation and connectivity on the...
2019-03-15
Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Press release On 14 March 2019 Russia requested the establishment of a panel in its dispute with the EU in the World Trade Organisatio...
2019-03-15
Distinguished Co-chairs, Dear ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to greet the participants of the Third Brussels Conference on ''Supporting the future of Syria and the region". When talking abou...
2019-03-15
On 13–14 March 2019 Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin who was taking part in the 3rd International Brussels Conference "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" ...
2019-03-14
Consultations between Russia and the EU on OSCE and Council of Europe issues took place in Brussels on 14 March 2019. The Russian delegation was led by Deputy Directors of the European Multilateral Co...
2019-03-14
On 14 March 2019 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the UN Commission...
2019-03-10
What is the current level of Russia's relations with the EU? The EU has been extending its financial sanctions on Russia. Given this context, do you believe that EU – Russian relations can be improved...
2019-03-06
On 5 March 2019 Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Pankin took part in the 6th Senior Officials Meeting of the Northern Dimension (ND) initiative. In its framework Russia conducts project-bas...
2019-03-01
Russia’s View of the International Order I would suggest that we start from the beginning and try to contemplate what the international world order is per se. For centuries the world lived within t...