Diplomacy

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2020. PREUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal by phone on Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN PoliticsPMN NewsAuthor of the article:Publishing date:Oct 14, 2020  •   •  < 1 minute readArticle contentMOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow’s ties with the European Union did not look very optimistic, but that economic interests needed to be preserved.European Union foreign ministers…

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia January 13, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to press Armenia to…

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (not pictured) address the media during a joint news conference after a meeting in Berlin, Germany July 2, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERSISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov,…

A man checks out the damage in his neighbourhood in Stepanakert, the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on October 10, 2020. Photo: APThe two sides traded blame for breaking the Russia-brokered truce that took effect at noon with new attacks Fighting in the breakaway region erupted on September 27, raising fears…

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree ceasefire, start of ‘substantive’ talksArmenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire from noon Saturday and to begin “substantive talks” over Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after marathon negotiations in Moscow.This handout photograph released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C)…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called for a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Russian Foreign Ministry said. In a joint statement published by the ministry, Lavrov, Le Drian and Pompeo, representing the Organization for Security…

FILE PHOTO: Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei speaks during a news conference following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia September 2, 2020. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) - Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei accused Western countries on Saturday of attempting to sow “chaos…

U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be 'home by Christmas': Trump All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be "home by Christmas," President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 by early next year. 7:43am EDT Still…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that it would be impossible to prove that Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko did not win an Aug. 9 election in the absence of international observers, the Interfax news agency reported.He also said that Moscow calls for the launch of…