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World 18.01.24 | 21:18

Lavrov turned down the US offer to reopen talks on nuclear arms limitation

Russia’s chief diplomat, Sergei Lavrov, has dismissed a US proposal to resume discussions on nuclear arms control, asserting that such dialogue is unfeasible as long as Washington continues to provide military assistance to Ukraine. During an annual news conference, Lavrov accused the West of heightening...
Macedonia 01.12.23 | 17:34

Lavrov takes full advantage of the OSCE conference

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took full advantage of the invitation to attend the OSCE conference in Skopje. In a long press conference, he accused the Foreign Ministers of other major powers, such as the US and the UK, of cowardice, after they left Skopje before he could arrive. Drawing a large...
Macedonia 30.11.23 | 18:32

Lavrov comments that the OSCE’s future is uncertain when a few officials leave

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at the OSCE’s 30th Ministerial Council, criticized the current direction of the organization, stating that Western actions are undermining European security. Lavrov highlighted divisions impacting the OSCE’s founding security principles, expressing...
Macedonia 30.11.23 | 10:13

Lavrov’s plane came to Skopje via Turkey and Greece, Bulgaria did not allow overflight because of Zakharova

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Macedonia tonight to participate in the OSCE Ministerial Council. The plane with which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Skopje for the OSCE Ministerial Council flew over the airspace of Turkey and Greece, not Bulgaria, Russian media reported....
Macedonia 30.11.23 | 08:54

Lavrov has arrived in Skopje

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that, late last night, the plane of the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, landed at Skopje International Airport. Lavrov was welcomed by the Russian ambassador to the country, Sergey Bazdnikin. The Russian head of diplomacy will attend the Thirtieth...
Macedonia 27.11.23 | 19:09

Says he will attend the OSCE summit in Skopje provided Bulgaria permits overflight

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed willingness to attend the OSCE meeting in Macedonia if Bulgaria allowed Russian delegation planes to use its airspace. Lavrov noted that Macedonia had extended an invitation to Russia for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) foreign...
Macedonia 25.11.23 | 13:55

Lavrov will likely be allowed to attend the OSCE summit in Skopje

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, who is preparing a large OSCE summit in Skopje next week, confirmed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be allowed to come to Macedonia. It will be a rare visit to a NATO member state for the head of the Russian diplomacy. The Government empowered Osmani to...
Macedonia 24.11.23 | 19:57

Lavrov’s delegation in Skopje will consist of 85 members

In a statement released on Friday, the Government announced its authorization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense to determine the permissions for the flyover and landing of Russian aircraft during the 30th OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje. The Government emphasized that...
Macedonia 15.11.23 | 17:26

Lavrov will come to Skopje, the decision to ban the flight of Russian politicians does not apply to the OSCE

I expect all ministers to be present at the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Skopje. The EU’s decision on sanctions for overflights of Russian planes does not apply to events of a multilateral nature such as the OSCE, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the OSCE Bujar Osmani regarding...
World 30.08.23 | 20:52

Osmani called Lavrov to ask him for an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

In his capacity as chairman of OSCE, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The Foreign Ministry said that Osmani called on Russia to stop its aggression against Ukraine, to withdraw its troops from this country and to respect the Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial...
World 10.03.22 | 12:57

No progress in the meeting between Lavrov and Kuleba

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that no progress was made in his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The two met in the Turkish city of Antalya, hosted by Foreign Minister Cavusoglu. The meeting lasted an hour and a half, and it did not result in an agreement that would put...
Macedonia 05.04.19 | 17:50

Lavrov: Macedonia and Montenegro won’t be safer in NATO, will only have to buy American weapons

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that, as new NATO members, Macedonia and Montenegro will not be safer, but will not be forced to spend significant portions of their budgets on purchasing American weapons systems. In an interview, Lavrov said that this latest round of NATO expansion also means...
World 20.02.19 | 12:02

Lavrov blames the West of pushing Balkan countries into NATO against their will

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of “vacuuming the Balkans” into NATO, against the will of the citizens of the Balkan countries. The West maintains an arrogant line of vacuuming the region into NATO, disregarding the will of the people of the countries concerned, and...

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