Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal State University

Mr Alikhanov, Mr Klemeshev, Colleagues, Friends, I am sincerely glad to have an opportunity to revisit Baltic Federal University whose history is marked by many outstanding events and...

Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov’s interview with the Xinhua News Agency

Question:  This year we will mark 15 years of the SCO Charter and 10 years of the Treaty on Long-Term Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation between SCO Member States. Which SCO...

President of Russia Vladimir Putin's interview to NBC

On the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin answered questions from NBC anchor Megyn Kelly. Megyn Kelly:  President Putin, you...

Russia considers ASEAN as important regional security partner

Russia considers the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an important strategic partner in ensuring regional security and stability. Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Lieutenant...

Workshop highlights VN-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership

The Asian Strategy Centre under the Institute of Economics in the Russian Academy of Sciences held a roundtable workshop in Moscow on June 1 to discuss achievements, difficulties and cooperation...

President of Russia Vladimir Putin attended a plenary meeting of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum

Other participants in the session included Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Federal Chancellor of Austria Christian Kern and President of Moldova Igor Dodon. ...

Meeting of the president of Russia Vladimir Putin with heads of international news agencies

Vladimir Putin began his work at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum by meeting with the heads of international news agencies. Taking part...

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova - the Pushkin Russian Language Institute’s foreign programmes

Since we mentioned and briefly commented on the topic of Russian studies abroad at the previous briefing, many questions have come concerning this activity. In response to these questions, I would...

Russia grants 170 scholarships to Vietnamese students

170 Vietnamese students who have won the Russian language, Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Olympiads held by the Russian Center for Science and Culture will receive full scholarships from...

Collective Security Treaty turns 25 – briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova

The Treaty on Collective Security was signed in Tashkent on May 15, 1992. Ten years later, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) was established on its basis. The Treaty unites...