Minister Sergei Lavrov

Kurds invited to join Syria peace

Moscow - Emiratesvoice

Russia said Monday it has invited Kurds to take part in an upcoming Syrian peace congress in Sochi despite a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria."Kurdish representatives have been included on the list of Syrians invited to participate in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress which will take place in Sochi next week," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. TogetherRead more

Lavrov accuses US of encouraging separatism among Syrian Kurds

Moscow - Emiratesvoice

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused Washington of stoking separatist sentiment among Syria's Kurds, as Turkey pressed an offensive against US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria. "Washington has actively encouraged and continues to encourage separatist sentiments among Kurds," Lavrov told reporters. "This is either a lack of understanding of the situation or an absolutely conscious provocation."Read more

Kurds invited to join Syria peace congress in Sochi

Moscow - Emiratesvoice

Russia said Monday it had invited Kurds to take part in an upcoming Syrian peace congress in Sochi despite a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria. "Kurdish representatives have been included on the list of Syrians invited to participate in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress which will take place in Sochi next week," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Read more

West's 'Russiaphobia' worse than

MOSCOW - Emiratesvoice

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said the West’s “unprecedented Russiaphobia” was worse than at the height of the Cold War. “This Russiaphobia is unprecedented. We never saw this during the Cold War,” Lavrov, fresh from a visit to New York on Thursday and Friday, said in an interview with the Russian daily Kommersant’s online edition. “Back then thereRead more

Russian FM says West's 'Russiaphobia' worse than during Cold War

Moscow - Emiratesvoice

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said the West's "unprecedented Russiaphobia" was worse than at the height of the Cold War. "This Russiaphobia is unprecedented. We never saw this during the Cold War," Lavrov, fresh from a visit to New York on Thursday and Friday, said in an interview with the Russian daily Kommersant.Read more

Russia says Iran nuclear deal cannot be saved without US

United States - Emirates voice

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday ruled out the possibility of salvaging the Iranian nuclear deal if President Donald Trump decides to pull the United States out of the agreement. "This agreement cannot be implemented if one of the participants unilaterally steps out of it," Lavrov told a news conference at the United Nations. "It will fall apart and there willRead more

Russia says Iran nuclear deal cannot be saved without US

United States - Emiratesvoice

Russia at UN warns collapse of Iran deal would be 'alarming'

United Nations - Emiratesvoice

Russia on Thursday warned at the UN Security Council that the collapse of the Iranian nuclear deal would send an "alarming" message to the world and compromise efforts to persuade North Korea to scrap its nuclear arsenal. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a council meeting on non-proliferation that the 2015 deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)Read more