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|birth_name=Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov | |birth_name=Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov | ||
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| − | '''Sergei Lavrov''' | + | '''Sergei Lavrov''' is a [[Russian]] [[diplomat]], and is currently the Foreign Minister of [[Russia]], in office since 2004.<ref>''[http://www.mid.ru/bdomp/nsite-sv.nsf/f52f8031a8e7330d4325696c00322313/ea87493fb1ef95f8c3256e050047d1b2/$FILE/S.V.%20Lavrov%20(ENG).doc Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation]''</ref> |
==International Security== | ==International Security== | ||
Speaking at the Sixth Moscow Conference on International Security on 26 April 2017, Sergei Lavrov said: | Speaking at the Sixth Moscow Conference on International Security on 26 April 2017, Sergei Lavrov said: | ||
| − | The entire world history shows that wars are not unleashed by generals but by politicians, who have special responsibility for maintaining peace and security. Obviously, it is impossible to accomplish successfully global tasks such as the fight against international terrorism, drug trafficking, organised crime and the proliferation of [[weapons of mass destruction]] without renouncing the philosophy of hegemony and one’s own exclusivity. It is high time we return to the basic principles of international life formalised in the UN Charter, including the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in domestic affairs and the resolution of disputes by peaceful means. | + | The entire world history shows that wars are not unleashed by generals but by politicians, who have special responsibility for maintaining peace and security. Obviously, it is impossible to accomplish successfully global tasks such as the fight against international "terrorism", drug trafficking, organised crime and the proliferation of [[weapons of mass destruction]] without renouncing the philosophy of hegemony and one’s own exclusivity. It is high time we return to the basic principles of international life formalised in the UN Charter, including the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in domestic affairs and the resolution of disputes by peaceful means. |
| − | Russia, jointly with its partners and like-minded countries, will continue to assert solid principles in global affairs and to form the entire new global governance system reflecting the | + | Russia, jointly with its partners and like-minded countries, will continue to assert solid principles in global affairs and to form the entire new global governance system reflecting the 21<sup>st</sup> century imperatives. We are ready to work together, jointly search for various options to overcome our challenges on the basis of equality, mutual respect and consideration for each other’s interests. We urge all our partners to do this. Any other road will inevitably lead us all into a dead end. |
===Kiev provocations=== | ===Kiev provocations=== | ||
| − | The resolution of the intra-Ukrainian crisis by completely and consistently implementing the Minsk Package of Measures should help restore mutual trust. Unfortunately, the “war hawks” are gaining the upper hand in [[Kiev]]. Armed provocations continue along the demarcation line, as proved by reports of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. A blockade imposed against Donbass continues to have a negative impact on this region and the whole of Ukraine. We expect our partners, including our Normandy format partners, to more insistently and openly compel the Kiev authorities to honour their obligations assumed in Minsk. | + | {{YouTubeVideo |
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| + | The resolution of the intra-[[Ukrainian]] crisis by completely and consistently implementing the [[Minsk Package of Measures]] should help restore mutual trust. Unfortunately, the “war hawks” are gaining the upper hand in [[Kiev]]. Armed provocations continue along the demarcation line, as proved by reports of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. A blockade imposed against [[Donbass]] continues to have a negative impact on this region and the whole of [[Ukraine]]. We expect our partners, including our Normandy format partners, to more insistently and openly compel the Kiev authorities to honour their obligations assumed in the [[Minsk agreements]]. | ||
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| + | In his speech to the [[UN General Assembly]] on 24 September 2022, Sergei Lavrov said:{{QB|"The future of the world order is being decided today. The question is whether or not it will be the kind of order with one hegemon at the head of it, making everyone else follow its rules, which notoriously benefit that hegemon only, or are we going to have a democratic, fair world without blackmail and the fear of Neo Nazism and Neo colonialism? | ||
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| + | “Despite common sense, [[Washington]] and [[Brussels]] compounded the situation when they announced economic war against [[Russia]]. As a result, there is a growing price on foodstuffs, fertilisers, oil and gas.” | ||
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| + | Sergei Lavrov welcomed Secretary-General [[António Guterres]]’ efforts towards the Black Sea Grain Initiative agreements but stressed that “they need to be implemented. The ships with the Ukrainian grain go somewhere but not into the poorest countries. On the other hand, the impediments by [[US]] and [[EU]], the financial and logistical impediments against our grain and fertilisers have not been lifted.” | ||
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| + | Concluding, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs said: “The incapacity of Western countries to negotiate and the continued war by the [[Kyiv]] regime against their own people, left us with no choice but to recognise the independence of the [[DPR|Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk People's Republic]] and to start a [[Special Military Operation]] to protect the [[Russia]]n and other people in [[Donbass]], and so as to remove the threats against our security, which [[NATO]] had been consistently creating in [[Ukraine]] at our borders.”<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MopbeWwvRc "Sergei Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 20 - 26th September 2022)"]''</ref>}} | ||
===Korean Peninsula=== | ===Korean Peninsula=== | ||
| − | Russia, jointly with its partners and like-minded countries, will continue to assert solid principles in global affairs and to form the entire new global governance system reflecting the | + | Russia, jointly with its partners and like-minded countries, will continue to assert solid principles in global affairs and to form the entire new global governance system reflecting the 21<sup>st</sup> century imperatives. We are ready to work together, jointly search for various options to overcome our challenges on the basis of equality, mutual respect and consideration for each other’s interests. We urge all our partners to do this. |
The deployment of an anti-missile umbrella can bolster the illusions of invulnerability and impunity and tempt one to make unilateral moves while addressing global and regional issues, including lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. The development of non-nuclear strategic weapons and efforts to prevent the conclusion of an agreement on the non-deployment of weapons in space have a negative impact on international security. The unwillingness or inability of the [[United States]] and some other countries to ratify the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]] (CTBT) gives rise to more and more questions. | The deployment of an anti-missile umbrella can bolster the illusions of invulnerability and impunity and tempt one to make unilateral moves while addressing global and regional issues, including lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. The development of non-nuclear strategic weapons and efforts to prevent the conclusion of an agreement on the non-deployment of weapons in space have a negative impact on international security. The unwillingness or inability of the [[United States]] and some other countries to ratify the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]] (CTBT) gives rise to more and more questions. | ||
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 Sergei Lavrov     (diplomat) | |
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| Born | Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov 21 March 1950 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Children | Ekaterina |
| Spouse | Maria Lavrova |
| Party | United Russia |
Sergei Lavrov is a Russian diplomat, and is currently the Foreign Minister of Russia, in office since 2004.[1]
Contents
International Security
Speaking at the Sixth Moscow Conference on International Security on 26 April 2017, Sergei Lavrov said:
The entire world history shows that wars are not unleashed by generals but by politicians, who have special responsibility for maintaining peace and security. Obviously, it is impossible to accomplish successfully global tasks such as the fight against international "terrorism", drug trafficking, organised crime and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction without renouncing the philosophy of hegemony and one’s own exclusivity. It is high time we return to the basic principles of international life formalised in the UN Charter, including the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in domestic affairs and the resolution of disputes by peaceful means.
Russia, jointly with its partners and like-minded countries, will continue to assert solid principles in global affairs and to form the entire new global governance system reflecting the 21st century imperatives. We are ready to work together, jointly search for various options to overcome our challenges on the basis of equality, mutual respect and consideration for each other’s interests. We urge all our partners to do this. Any other road will inevitably lead us all into a dead end.
Kiev provocations
| Sergei Lavrov at the UN September 2022 |
The resolution of the intra-Ukrainian crisis by completely and consistently implementing the Minsk Package of Measures should help restore mutual trust. Unfortunately, the “war hawks” are gaining the upper hand in Kiev. Armed provocations continue along the demarcation line, as proved by reports of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. A blockade imposed against Donbass continues to have a negative impact on this region and the whole of Ukraine. We expect our partners, including our Normandy format partners, to more insistently and openly compel the Kiev authorities to honour their obligations assumed in the Minsk agreements.
In his speech to the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2022, Sergei Lavrov said:
"The future of the world order is being decided today. The question is whether or not it will be the kind of order with one hegemon at the head of it, making everyone else follow its rules, which notoriously benefit that hegemon only, or are we going to have a democratic, fair world without blackmail and the fear of Neo Nazism and Neo colonialism?
“Despite common sense, Washington and Brussels compounded the situation when they announced economic war against Russia. As a result, there is a growing price on foodstuffs, fertilisers, oil and gas.”
Sergei Lavrov welcomed Secretary-General António Guterres’ efforts towards the Black Sea Grain Initiative agreements but stressed that “they need to be implemented. The ships with the Ukrainian grain go somewhere but not into the poorest countries. On the other hand, the impediments by US and EU, the financial and logistical impediments against our grain and fertilisers have not been lifted.”
Concluding, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs said: “The incapacity of Western countries to negotiate and the continued war by the Kyiv regime against their own people, left us with no choice but to recognise the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic and to start a Special Military Operation to protect the Russian and other people in Donbass, and so as to remove the threats against our security, which NATO had been consistently creating in Ukraine at our borders.”[2]
Korean Peninsula
Russia, jointly with its partners and like-minded countries, will continue to assert solid principles in global affairs and to form the entire new global governance system reflecting the 21st century imperatives. We are ready to work together, jointly search for various options to overcome our challenges on the basis of equality, mutual respect and consideration for each other’s interests. We urge all our partners to do this.
The deployment of an anti-missile umbrella can bolster the illusions of invulnerability and impunity and tempt one to make unilateral moves while addressing global and regional issues, including lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. The development of non-nuclear strategic weapons and efforts to prevent the conclusion of an agreement on the non-deployment of weapons in space have a negative impact on international security. The unwillingness or inability of the United States and some other countries to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) gives rise to more and more questions.
Syria gas attack
Provocations like the one that took place in Khan Sheikhun on 4 April 2017 call for a professional investigation under the auspices of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and following a geographically balanced approach. This should be an open and transparent investigation. We are witnessing attempts to block this process, which only confirms our doubts in the good faith of those trying to exploit the April 4 incident in order to shift the agenda, abandon UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and advance with the long-standing idea of regime change in Syria.[3]
A Document by Sergei Lavrov
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:It's not Russia that is destabilising Ukraine | article | 7 April 2014 | 2014 Ukraine coup | Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov - a voice of calm reason in a world gone mad - condemns the West for its uncooperative and obstructionist behaviour over the developing situation in Ukraine and appeals for rational cooperation to prevent civil war. |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Forum/2009 | 20 March 2009 | 22 March 2009 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. |
| Munich Security Conference/2010 | 5 February 2010 | 7 February 2010 | Germany Munich Bavaria | An anti-war demonstration outside described it as "Nothing more than a media-effectively staged war propaganda event, which this year had the purpose of justifying the NATO troop increase in Afghanistan and glorifying the continuation of the war as a contribution to peace and stability." |
| Munich Security Conference/2011 | 4 February 2011 | 6 February 2011 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 47th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2012 | 3 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 48th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2013 | 1 February 2013 | 3 February 2013 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 49th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2014 | 31 January 2014 | 2 February 2014 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 50th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2015 | 6 February 2015 | 8 February 2015 | Germany Munich Bavaria | "400 high-ranking decision-makers in international politics, including some 20 heads of state and government as well as more than 60 foreign and defence ministers, met in Munich to discuss current crises and conflicts." |
| Munich Security Conference/2016 | 12 February 2016 | 14 February 2016 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 52nd Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2017 | 17 February 2017 | 19 February 2017 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 53rd Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2018 | 12 February 2018 | 14 February 2018 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 54th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2019 | 15 February 2019 | 17 February 2019 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events." |
| Munich Security Conference/2020 | 14 February 2020 | 16 February 2020 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." |
References
- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- ↑ "Sergei Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 20 - 26th September 2022)"
- ↑ "Lavrov to West: Don't Let Your Crazy Politicians Drag World Into War"
