Sergei Lavrov summed up the foreign policy results of 2015 – Russian newspaper

Why Europe is tired of the sanctions? Wait if the “reset” in Russia’s relations with the US after President Obama?

As the operation of the Military Space Forces of Russia helped change the course of many years of conflict in Syria – about all this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the traditional press conference, summing up the results of the foreign policy in 2015.

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In a meeting with the minister had a record number of journalists – more than four hundred. The mainly Russian and foreign media were interested in the relations between Russia and the West, as well as the situation in Syria. According to Lavrov, the past year was “challenging” and began telling many issues.

The Foreign Minister confirmed that Russia is not going to refuse to cooperate with Europe. “We are open to progressive cooperation with European countries and the United States, but only on the basis of mutual respect and equality. Some of our western colleagues say that business with Russia is no more. I can not agree with them, that will no longer be” business as normally, “when we tried to impose unilateral arrangements that take into account first and foremost the interests of either the EU or the United States. And yet we are convinced that it will not damage our interests. This story is finished. It starts with a story that is only possible on the basis of equality and respect all the principles of international law “, – Lavrov said.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry admitted that more Western partners of the Russian Federation say that interested in the speedy lifting of the sanctions against Moscow.

” On actually it turns out that we are approached much more often than we do to the West. Do not we run for our Western colleagues with a call to lift sanctions. Russia does not mention “- commented the Minister.

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According to Lavrov, “we are just beginning to draw conclusions about how reliable and negotiability our Western partners.” The Foreign Minister RF said: “Russia has focused on how not to depend on these zigzags in western politics. And now, when we someone comes or when we meet at some international forums, we hear all the time: “Well, help us have run the Minsk Agreement to this page has been turned, because we are tired of the sanctions” .

“That is, it turns out that in this situation they need us than they are to us,” – said the minister.

A bright confirmation of this – the continuing interest in the joint strategic projects, such as “Nord Stream-2″. “It is an economic, commercial project, it is advantageous in Germany and throughout Europe, is beneficial for Russia. That attempt this project to expose the ideological criticism and calls to cooperate with Russia, because it will be” to the detriment of Ukraine “- is attempt our relationship is complicated, complicate the side “, – said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Indicative can assume the position of German businessmen that “pragmatically and sensibly assess the situation”, seeking to avoid breaking ties with Russian partners.

More and more Western partners of Russia say that they are interested in a speedy lifting of the sanctions against Moscow

“We can see how difficult it is now formed a single line of the European Union and the importance of the role of Germany as the lead nation, the locomotive of the EU. We see how Germany strives to take into account the interests of all EU countries, and it gets to do all the complicated and more complex – acknowledged Lavrov. – We are not interested in the fact that the EU weakened that it appeared some cracks, so he split. We are interested in a united, strong European Union with which to work comfortably and in the economy, and for all other issues. But we can not see what is happening. We see existing within the EU actively-aggressive minority on a number of issues, not only on relations with Russia, but also in many areas of internal devices. And appreciate the efforts of Germany, designed to ensure that it is active and aggressive minority still moderates to their appetites and ambitions is to be a kind of common rules “.

Another example – the suspension of the project” South Stream “.” How Boyko Borisov admitted (Prime Minister of Bulgaria. – “RG”), it has not given to build the European Union – namely Brussels. I want to still see the difference between the EU and Brussels. Very often we see the countries – EU members begin to express more and more dissatisfaction of the steps being taken by the European Commission without any consultation with them. We could not wait for a change of mood in Brussels against the “South Stream” and began to look for an alternative, because Europe needs Russian gas. Ukrainian transit is unreliable, you can be sure in this day. Every day, our Ukrainian neighbors make any statements: they are ten times to raise the price of transit, although the price is indicated in the contract and so on “, – Lavrov said.

Bulgarian correspondent to ask questions at the press conference, supported by the Russian minister and gave him national souvenirs, including the camp canteen. Lavrov, like a gift.

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To run the new “reset” with the United States after the presidential elections in 2016 in Smolensk Square are very restrained. Lavrov reminded how back in the 1930s, with the establishment of diplomatic relations, Moscow and Washington on the insistence of the United States exchanged a written assurance that the parties will not interfere in the internal affairs of each other. “We have proposed to the Americans recently confirmed these principles, they are left to answer. But such a “reset” would be useful, – Lavrov acknowledged. This applies to the settlement of the conflict in Syria. The minister said the air operation against terrorists videoconferencing Russian in the republic really helped change the course of many years of bloody conflict. “The actions of Russian videoconferencing helped to reverse the situation in Syria. They helped ensure the narrowing of the space controlled by terrorists. Clarify the picture, who are fighting with the terrorists, and who is their accomplice and tries to use them in their own selfish purposes,” – said the Russian minister. However, he denied rumors that arrive in Moscow in October, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad asked in Russian political asylum: “We have agreed that President Assad in the political process, to participate in which it is ready to send a delegation, will be ready to consider political reforms that were eventually incorporated in the Vienna Group and UN Security Council Resolution 2254. Neither of which asylum nobody asked, no nothing like that offered “.

Lavrov commented on the situation surrounding the report on the basis of the so-called “public investigation” into the death in London in 2006 of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko. “Judge Owen, reading its conclusions, made no accusations, which is not accompanied by the words” may, “” likely, “- said Lavrov. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry,” in the address of the Russian leadership serious allegations and not presented absolutely no evidence. “And if this matter” engaged a competent lawyer and reviewed the facts and the statements made by the leaders of the British government, it is possible to bring them to justice for slander. “The Minister confirmed that” Litvinenko case “complicate relations between Russia and Britain. “And the relationships become more complicated without any” possible “and” may be “, – said Lavrov. Speaking about the situation with the implementation of the Minsk Agreement, the Minister confirmed that “not all the arrangements were made.” According to him, it was not implemented in the first place, the agreements that “relate to the obligations of Kiev to establish a dialogue.” “Ukrainian authorities are trying the Minsk Agreement to protect not by their consistent and fair implementation, by playing up the radicals who are trying to, these agreements or challenge, or perversely, bad faith to interpret”, – said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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