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Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Talks with Kazakh Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev, Moscow, November 17, 2009

Dear Kanat Bekmurzayevich, dear colleagues,

We are very pleased to welcome the Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Moscow. This is the first official visit of Kanat Bekmurzayevich abroad in this capacity, and we see this as a sign that highlights the special nature of our relations – relations of allied understanding, strategic partnership, good neighborliness, and trust, relations which cover all fields, virtually without exception.   Full story
 

Transcript of Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Interview to TV Channel Vesti, November 11, 2009

Question: Sergey Viktorovich, good afternoon! If I may, I want to start with the topic that, in my opinion, interests the maximum number of our viewers; it’s the prospect of a visa-free regime in Russia and the EU. Recently Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans said that he had held some consultations and that in his view it was a prospect of not two or three, as said before, but of five to ten years. There are some complications, aren’t there? How are the negotiations going?

Lavrov: We find it hard to understand our European partners, because the visa-free dialogue has been one of the forms of our cooperation, and it was launched quite a long time ago. As early as 2004 the then President of the EU Commission, Romano Prodi, having vigorously backed up this idea, said that it was quite realistic to provide visa-free travel for the citizens of Russia and the European Union by 2008. But, unfortunately, the current makeup of the European Commission has approached this question in a rather overbureaucratized way and we have currently not progressed to a specific “road map” for us to agree within a reasonable period of time. We want to set this period and reach an agreement.   Full story
 

Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sven Alkalaj, Sarajevo, November 5, 2009

Foreign Minister Lavrov: I want to thank my colleague the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the hospitality and very good reception. Both in Moscow and in Sarajevo, there is a mutual desire to develop our cooperation with the utmost vigor. If at this stage economic ties between Russia and Republika Srpska have received the greatest boost, in the very near future we expect a similar development for the Federation of BiH, taking into account the interests of Russian business, which is already beginning to realize specific projects here, and the interest of the Bosnian colleagues.   Full story