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	Secretary of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In France, a Secretary of State is a junior minister, responsible to a minister or the Prime Minister.
		In Nigeria the Secretary of State or Foreign Minister is a cabinet-level minister in the Federal Executive Council, in charge of foreign policy.
		In Russia, part of the function of Secretary of State is carried on by the Foreign Minister of Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secretary_of_State (1273 words)

	Foreign Minister Lavrov: 'Russia in Global Politics,' and 'Sixty Years After Fulton: Lessons of the Cold War'
		Russia is ready for joint research on a balanced basis, without a selective approach to history (and such attempts were made at the dawn of the Cold War also), its events, facts, and phenomena.
		Russia has acquired a freedom to behave in accordance with its historical mission, that is, to be itself, and hence to make its full contribution to the common cause of maintaining international stability and harmony between civilizations at the critical stage of the formation of a new architecture of international relations.
		Russia, the U.S., and other leading states are interacting closely on a broad range of problems, including the fight against terrorism and the spread of WMD, in bilateral and multilateral formats, including at the UN Security Council, the G-8, and the Russia-NATO Council.
	www.larouchepub.com /other/govt_docs/2006/3311lavrov_novosti.html (4093 words)

	INTERVIEW WITH FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER OF RUSSIA VYACHESLAV TRUBNIKOV TO ITAR-TASS NEWS AGENCY
		Russia is satisfied with the improvement of relations with Georgia in the wake of anti-terrorism measures in the Pankisi Gorge and the extradition of Chechen militants to Russia.
		Russia has been firmly pursuing a line on the inadmissibility, in the context of the settlement of acute international problems, of unilateral actions under the slogan of "war on terrorism," sometimes in circumvention of the Charter of the United Nations and the rules of international law.
		Russia is continuing a regular political dialogue with Iran, encouraging the constructive participation of Teheran in international and regional affairs with special emphasis on the struggle against terrorism, extremism, and drug business and on the questions of disarmament, nonproliferation, and export controls.
	www.ln.mid.ru /brp_4.nsf/e78a48070f128a7b43256999005bcbb3/8498405114d9d09c43256cb0002e6ba8?OpenDocument (5854 words)

	Russia 2001 Review, Foreign Minister Ivanov
		Russia was clinging to its active policies on many approaches to provide beneficial conditions for domestic reforms it is carrying on, for social and economic progress, and more reliable national security.
		Russia is eager and practically ready for steady, predictable and constructive contacts with the United States in all fields.
		Russia is determined to remain in dialogue with the USA on disarmament and arms limitation, and will work for legal formalisation of tentative future understandings.
	www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/5620-15.cfm (845 words)

	CDI Russia Weekly #216 - Russian Foreign Minister I. Ivanov Interview
		The Foreign Ministry is responsible for the property of embassies, general consulates, and consulates.
		Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov has gone to Tokyo for what may be described as restoration of consultations over the peace treaty.
		I hope that Losyukov's visit will be followed by the foreign minister of Japan visiting Russia this October to continue talks covering the whole spectrum of bilateral relations, including the peace treaty of course.
	www.cdi.org /Russia/216-11-pr.cfm (1830 words)

	INTERVIEW GRANTED BY DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER OF RUSSIA ALEXANDER SALTANOV TO THE NEWSPAPER VREMYA NOVOSTEI PUBLISHED ...
		Vremya Novostei's special correspondent Katerina Labetskaya has asked Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Alexander Vladimirovich Saltanov, to comment on the situation in the world in the context of Iraq settlement and on the eve of today's discussion of the problem of Iraq sanctions at the UN Security Council.
		Russia has always come out and is coming out for the lifting of sanctions from which the people of Iraq have been suffering for many years.
		Russia initially saw the "Oil for Food" program as a temporary measure to meet the most urgent needs of the Iraqi population in the context of the sanctions regime.
	www.ln.mid.ru /Bl.nsf/arh/8CB5459906EE9A0D43256D2E0043ACDE?OpenDocument (1159 words)

	Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov
		The Minister and I also had a very thorough discussion on strategic issues and the United States’ desire to move forward with a new strategic framework proposal that deals with offensive strategic weapons and defensive systems of the kind we have been pursuing.
		Russia is prepared for a dialogue, for a constructive dialogue, which was stated by President Putin in Ljubljiana.
		FOREIGN MINISTER IVANOV: I subscribe to what Colin has said and I would like to add that the agreement on the acceptable form of the international presence is of course necessary, and this presence would be necessary for a long-term stability in this part of the region.
	www.state.gov /secretary/former/powell/remarks/2001/4136.htm (1176 words)

	Foreign minister won't offend Russia
		Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen went to great lengths Tuesday not to irritate Russia on the eve of an official visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
		In a speech at a Russia seminar in Oslo, Petersen refrained from any criticism of Russia's aggression in Chechnya, its alleged human rights violations or the pressure it's recently put on Denmark.
		Russia's ambassador to Norway, veteran diplomat YA Kvitsinskij, claimed the Russians were doing everything they could to reach a political solution to the crisis in Chechnya.
	www.aftenposten.no /english/local/article430451.ece?service=print (373 words)

	Russia foreign minister to attend OIC meeting in Sana'a (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Lavrov will report on Russia's cooperation with the Islamic community in terms of security and resolving a number of international and regional issues, a high Russian diplomat said.
		Moscow is satisfied, he said, with the development of political and economic cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world.
		He said international terrorism and religious extremism were not related to Islam, and that Russia and the Islamic world were strategic partners in the fight against terrorism.
	www.yobserver.com /cgi-bin/yobserver/exec/view.cgi/1/7328/printer (207 words)

	Russia foreign minister says US delaying WTO entry - Boston.com
		Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he suspected Washington was holding up Russian entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for political reasons.
		MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he suspected Washington was holding up Russian entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for political reasons.
		Lavrov said in a newspaper interview published on Monday that the trade issues U.S. negotiators cite as stumbling blocks to Russia's WTO entry do not seem to trouble the industry groups whose interests the White House says it is protecting.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/03/13/russia_foreign_minister_says_us_delaying_wto_entry (604 words)

	Pravda.RU Russia's Foreign Minister holds a number of meetings in New York
		The Ministers also declared to be for strengthening the role of the UN in the Iraqi settlement and informed each other of the moves which are being made to achieve an early restoration of sovereignty and socioeconomic revival of Iraq.
		In the course of his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a joint statement on the establishment of diplomatic relations and exchange of Ambassadors at large was signed.
		As the information and press department of the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday, Igor Ivanov met Foreign Minister of Peru Allan Wagner Tizon, Foreign Minister of Costa Rica Roberto Tovar Faja and Foreign Minister of Brazil Celso Amorim on Monday in the context of the 58th session of the UN General Assembly.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2003/09/30/50239.html (2151 words)

	RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER HEADING FOR CUBA FROM NEW YORK CITY
		The ministers are expected to sum up their negotiations in a joint statement and a plan for next year's political consultations.
		Russia's contacts with Cuba rose on a principally new level within a few preceding years to adapt to the latest international developments.
		Russia and Cuba are both convinced on those points, stressed the Russian diplomat.
	www.latinamericanstudies.org /cuba/lavrov.htm (303 words)

	Foreign Minister of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This page lists foreign ministers of Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation:
		6 Foreign Ministers of the Soviet Union, 1922-91
		Foreign Ministers of the Russian Provisional Government, 1917
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_Minister_of_Russia (112 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Push to improve Russia-Japan ties
		Japan's foreign minister is in Russia for talks aimed at improving relations between the two countries.
		Russia has said it may surrender two of the islands seized during World War II, but Japan wants all four returned.
		Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested in November that Moscow might return two of the four islands seized by Soviet troops in 1945.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4173319.stm (290 words)

	Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Ivanov to hold talks with his Canadian counterpart - Pravda.Ru
		On Monday Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Igor Ivanov is to hold talks with his Canadian counterpart William Graham who arrived in Moscow the day before on a working visit.
		By the information of the Russian foreign-policy agency, the agenda of the forthcoming talks of Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Ivanov and his Canadian counterpart William Graham includes the questions of broadening the bilateral political dialogue and trade-economic relations, as well as key international and regional problems.
		As spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Alexander Yakovenko stated, the visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada William Graham to Moscow "will continue the intensive political dialogue testifying to the fact that Russian-Canadian relations are confidently reaching the level of mature partnership".
	english.pravda.ru /diplomatic/2002/11/25/39907.html (427 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Russia's new foreign minister takes conciliatory tone on relations with ...
		MOSCOW – New Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov played down the latest tensions between Moscow and Washington on Wednesday and said the two nations remain strategic partners.
		Lavrov, who served as Russia's U.N. ambassador for nearly 10 years, was named to the job by President Vladimir Putin last week as part of a Cabinet shake-up – an appointment hailed both in Russia and abroad.
		Asked whether he would revise the policies of his predecessor, Igor Ivanov, who was criticized by many for being sometimes too hawkish toward the United States, Lavrov emphasized that Russia's foreign policy is shaped by the president, and he reaffirmed Moscow's stance on Iraq and other global crises.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040317-0728-russia-foreignminister.html (544 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Russia: A Chance for Survival - Andrei Kozyrev
		Summary: The lack of a tradition of pluralistic democracy in post-Soviet Russia means that there will be many opportunities for "new forms of stultifying ideology", and no shortage of would-be leaders promising to restore Russia's former grandeur.
		Russia has a unique capacity for attracting the world?s attention, as Alexis de Tocqueville pointed out 150 years ago.
		Imperial Russia, even though appearing a priori as a typical colonial empire, was clearly distinct from such maritime powers as Britain or France and the hinterland Austrian Empire.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19920301faessay5864/andrei-kozyrev/russia-a-chance-for-survival.html (623 words)

	Russia: Foreign Minister Questions Milosevic Medical Treatment - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that his ministry had received a letter from former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, sent just before his death, in which Milosevic complained that the medical treatment he was receiving in The Hague was having a negative impact on his health.
		Russia, he said, was sending its own medical team to The Hague to examine the results of the autopsy on Slobodan Milosevic.
		As recently as February 24, the court declined Milosevic's request to travel to Russia for treatment for heart problems and elevated blood pressure, despite pledges from Moscow that Milosevic would be returned to The Hague to continue his trial on 66 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2006/03/2dfc2224-4b83-4d6b-8cb0-f1baab3b6f97.html (800 words)

	Israeli foreign minister says Russia's planned missile sale to Syria disrupts regional stability North County Times - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom was the first official to confirm publicly that Israel has asked Russia to halt the deal, which has clouded Israel-Russia relations.
		A deputy Russian foreign minister is in the region to discuss the missile issue, Israeli officials said on condition of anonymity.
		Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa also denied his country and Russia had struck a missile deal and accused Israel of trying to tar Syria's image before Syrian President Bashar Assad begins an official four-day visit to Moscow on Jan. 24.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/01/14/news/nation/16_38_041_13_05.txt (864 words)

	Russia's foreign minister attacked Georgia Thursday
		Russia's foreign minister attacked Georgia Thursday by suggesting it was looking for a military solution to a long-running conflict with breakaway region of South Ossetia.
		Russia dismissed the complaints, referring to a ceasefire agreement signed in 1992-93.
		Russia Thursday dismissed Georgian complaints that additional peacekeeping forces were being deployed in the Caucasian country's breakaway South Ossetia region
	www.russiannewsroom.com /content.aspx?id=8267_Politics&date=2006-6-1 (1033 words)

	USATODAY.com - Iran and Russia expand uranium plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Iran and Russia have agreed to expand the number of countries taking part in the plan to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia, Iran Foreign Minister Mottaki said.
		Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki refused to say which other countries would be included.
		Under the plan, Iran would ship its uranium to Russia, where it would be enriched and then returned to Iran for use in its nuclear reactor.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-01-28-iran-russia-uranium_x.htm (587 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand : : In focus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Yevgeny Vladimirovich Afanasiev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Thailand, called on Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Minister of Foreign affairs, and discussed on the preparation for the upcoming visit to Russia of the Thai Foreign Minister (26-29 November 2005).
		The Russian Ambassador said that Russia attaches high priority to this visit by the Thai Foreign Minister, as Russia regards Thailand as a significant player in Asia, and the Russian Foreign Ministry would endeavour to make the visit a successful one.
		Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, has asked Ambassador Afanasiev to convey his personal regards to Dr. Kantathi, as well as his assurance that Russia warmly welcomes him.
	www.mfa.go.th /web/162.php?id=14674 (307 words)

	Russia’s Foreign Minister in U.S. to Discuss Iran, Hamas, G8 - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin was quoted by ITAR-Tass as saying that the situation in the Middle East, the war on terrorism and nuclear non-proliferation would top the agenda.
		Russia has offered to host the enrichment of uranium for Iran, a proposal supported by the United States as a way to ease concerns that Iran could divert the material for weapons.
		Russia took over the rotating presidency of the Group of Eight major industrialized countries this year and will host G8 leaders at a summit in St. Petersburg in July.
	www.mosnews.com /news/2006/03/06/lavrovus.shtml (757 words)

	New foreign minister appointed in Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		MOSCOW -- Tapping a spy-master with close ties to the Arab world to lead Russia's foreign policy, President Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday appointed former intelligence chief Yevgeny Primakov as his new foreign minister.
		Primakov, 66, has directed the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service for the past five years, and by some accounts has succeeded in boosting morale and limiting the number of defections.
		Primakov's predecessor in the foreign ministry, Andrei V. Kozyrev, came under harsh criticism for his pro-Western attitude.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/96/01/10/russia.html (313 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Russian foreign minister known for wit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Lavrov, 53, came to the United Nations as Russia's ambassador in September 1994, only a few years after the downfall of communism, the break-up of the Soviet Union and Russia's rebirth as an independent state.
		For the first time since the United Nations was founded in the ashes of World War II, Russia and the United States worked together on a host of global conflicts and problems -- from wars in Africa and fighting the AIDS pandemic to combatting terrorism.
		He was named deputy foreign minister in April 1992, a post he held until his U.N. assignment.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/03/09/russian_foreign_minister_known_for_wit (679 words)

	Pravda.RU Mideast Threatens World Peace, Warns Russia's Foreign Minister
		Russia's combat aviation uses high precision arms to destroy Chechen militant groupings, said General Anatoly Kornukov, commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force.
		The Russian Foreign Ministry says that Moscow believes that continuing of confrontation is at odds with long-term interests of both Israelis and Palestinians, seriously damaging the regional stability and security.
		Information and Press Minister of the former Ichkerian regime Mavladi Udugov, often referred to as the Chechen Goebbels, is trying to establish direct contacts with the editorship of the pro-Chechen Radio Liberty and engage it to disseminate information of an anti-Russian character.
	newsfromrussia.com /hotspots/2001/08/10/12275.html (1701 words)

	Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday that all countries should gain from globalization rather than just the most ...
		Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday that all countries should gain from globalization rather than just the most industrialized
		Russia will not sign any contract with another state if it sees in its terms a threat to the international regime of non-proliferation of missile technology
		Russia will not sign any contract with another state if it sees in its terms a threat to the international...
	www.russiannewsroom.com /content.aspx?id=8385_Politics&date=2006-6-14 (847 words)

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