Tag: Sergei Lavrov

• Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 20:29 UTC

  Brazilian FM talks global peace with Russian counterpart

  

  Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira held a telephone conversation Tuesday with his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov during which they reviewed the recent terrorist attack in Moscow and the UN Security Council resolution ordering an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, among other topics. The South American diplomat offered his country's help to cool down the spiraling global tensions.

• Monday, February 26th 2024 - 10:32 UTC

  Russian FM's plane went through déjà vu of Emtrasur case

  

  According to aviation website reports, last week's G20 foreign ministers' summit in Rio de Janeiro came incredibly close to repeating the case of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 freighter sold by Iran's Mahan Air to Conviasa's cargo subsidiary Emtrasur, which was seized in Buenos Aires for about a year before being handed over to US authorities earlier this month.

• Friday, April 21st 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Lavrov strengthens Moscow's ties with Havanna

  

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday told Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel that Moscow continued to reject the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington on Havanna. The Russian diplomat also met with former President Raúl Castro and with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla during the last stop of his Latin America and Caribbean tour which included Brazil, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Which Latin American country is one of Russia's “most loyal partners”?

  

  During the second stop of his Latin American tour after Brasilia and ahead of Cuba and Nicaragua, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday said in Caracas in front of his local colleague Yván Gil Pinto that Venezuela was “without a doubt” one of Russia's “most loyal partners.”

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 06:33 UTC

  Ukraine war: Russia praises Brazil's pro peace position but is scolded by United States

  

  Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Brasilia on Monday, where he discussed issues such as trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine with members of Lula’s administration.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:04 UTC

  Russian FM kicks off Latin American tour in Brazil

  

  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is off on a Latin American tour during which he will visit Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba between April 17 and 21 to strengthen bilateral cooperation in political, economic, commercial, educational, and humanitarian matters, according to Moscow.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Russia takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency

  

  Russia took over the United Nations Security Council rotating presidency on Saturday promising to act as an honest broker, Moscow's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Telegram. He added that all attempts to provoke Russia are doomed to fail. “Unlike our former Western partners, we play fair in the international arena and we do not promote double standards,” he added.

• Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Russian envoy cast aside by many as G20 Summit of FMs comes to an end

  

  Foreign Ministers of the G20 countries had a bitter day rounding up their two-day meeting Friday in Bali, Indonesia, as the case of the war in Ukraine took center stage and divided positions among attendees.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  Russia endorses Argentine, Iran joining BRICS

  

  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday said his country would welcome the enlargement of the BRICS bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa by adding Argentina and Iran to the list of member nations.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  “Russia and Saudi Arabia closer than ever”, ahead of OPEC+ meeting

  

  The OPEC+ alliance is solid and the tight cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia has never been stronger, said Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov, following a meeting with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and ahead of this week´s OPEC+ meeting to consider output levels.