envisages a two-tier system of electing a president.

The fulfillment of this decision would be a serious political mistake which would have the worst negative impact on the situation in the region considering how complex it already is.

we are deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Iraq.

In this regard, we would like to note that, according to international law, full responsibility for taking care of Iraqis’ humanitarian needs rests first and foremost with the occupation authorities,

He will present our views and consider possible steps to ensure a political and diplomatic solution to the Iraqi problem.

The problem of skinheads is common to both Russia and other countries, and we should fight it together.

part of a chain of international terrorist operations.

Despite the firmness of the statement by the North Korean Foreign Ministry, … Russia still hopes for the soonest possible resumption of the six-nation negotiations and compromises in settling problems with due consideration of the...

Moscow sees no reason to submit the question of the Iranian nuclear program to the UN Security Council,

Why should the entire architecture of agreements in nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, and its cornerstone, the 1972 ABM treaty, be put under threat?

Unfortunately mere visits to Skopje by high international representatives, discussions about inter-ethnic accord and admonitions to Albanian community leaders are not enough,

Effective measures are necessary to end the fighters’ activities, liquidate their bases in Kosovo and reliably close the Kosovo section of the Yugoslav-Macedonian border and the Albanian-Macedonian border.

It’s hardly surprising that Russian foreign policy is misinterpreted abroad. This happens because the Russian and Western media cite the opinions of NGOs that are heavily bankrolled with foreign capital.

more questions than answers.

Russia supports boosting OSCE economic efforts and the full-scale and balanced implementation of the Economic Strategy.