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Russia-NATO Rapproachment (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 15.07.2010)

(To avoid the misunderstanding and the wrong interpretation of the position of both authors we publish the full version) "Polls show that Russian society has no fear of NATO, but has until now no particular liking for it either. NATO’s military infrastructure approaching closer to Russian borders did not create a good mood for the Russians. For elites and people of Russia national sovereignty and independence in the decision-making process is an indisputable value in itself. Any foreign muscle-flexing in the immediate proximity to national frontiers awakes the complex historic memory and arouses the resistance and self-defense instinct... Besides, Russian membership in NATO could hardly be the right goal at the time when the Alliance itself is at a crossroads and some of its member-states are frightening each other with the “Russian Bear” now and then. NATO obviously needs to establish a new political-strategic consensus" read more...

Russia-NATO Rapproachment (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 15.07.2010)

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Polls show that Russian society has no fear of NATO, but has until now no particular liking for it either. NATO’s military infrastructure approaching closer to Russian borders did not create a good mood for the Russians. For elites and people of Russia national sovereignty and independence in the decision-making process is an indisputable value in itself. Any foreign muscle-flexing in the immediate proximity to national frontiers awakes the complex historic memory and arouses the resistance and self-defense instinct... Besides, Russian membership in NATO could hardly be the right goal at the time when the Alliance itself is at a crossroads and some of its member-states are frightening each other with the “Russian Bear” now and then. NATO obviously needs to establish a new political-strategic consensus  read more...

The Best-Known Afghan Business (International Affairs)

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Russia is the country with the world`s third largest group of drug addicts (after Afghanistan and Iran). Whereas a decade ago Russia officially counted 369,000 drug addicts, by 2009 the figure topped 500,000. The reality is even more frightening than the healthcare statistics reflects — tentatively, 2 — 2.5 mln Russians are drug addicts, the people thrown out of normal life. It is a significant dimension of the problem that some 20% of the drug addicts in Russia are schoolchildren, roughly 60% are aged between 16 and 30, and 20% are people over 30. Russia`s drug control agency estimates that narcotics kill around 100,000 people across the world every year. The loss of life in Russia, the country whose population makes just 2% of the world`s total, accounts for roughly a third of the toll. The plan for joint struggle against the drug threat addressed at the forum to the Western coalition occupying Afghanistan included seven points  read more...

CSTO to rush aid to Kyrgyzstan

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The Collective Security Treaty Organizations is teaming up with the International Migration Organization and the Red Cross for sending more aid to southern Kyrgyzstan and the refugees who crossed from this area into Uzbekistan. It also pledges further assistance to the armed services of Kyrgyzstan. CSTO head Nikolai Bordiuzha discussed these and other matters with the Kyrgyz national security supremo Alik Orozov and Interior Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev at a meeting with them in Moscow on Wednesday. They also looked into ways to defuse the situation after seven days of clashes between members of the ethnic Kyrgyz and the ethnic Uzbek communities in southern Kyrgyzstan. All three agreed that the rioting was the result of deliberate incitement  read more...

HEAD OF THE MISSION

With the demise of Communism, reasons for the West and Russia to be in confrontation vanished. Russia entered on the path of European democracy. In many areas, cooperation between Russia and NATO has yielded positive results. This is true in Russia's support for the transit of cargo by the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. We are also gaining momentum in civil emergency planning, and our scientists are successfully collaborating on equipment to fight terrorism...
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Important Issues

The first weekly media briefing in June by the Russian MFA Spokesman Andrey Nesterenko
June 08, 2010

The first weekly media briefing in June by the Russian MFA Spokesman Andrey Nesterenko

Press Statements following Russian-German Talks (05.06.2010)
June 07, 2010

Press Statements following Russian-German Talks (05.06.2010)

Who Needs NATO?
June 02, 2010

Who Needs NATO?

Euro-Atlantic: Equal Security for All
May 25, 2010

Euro-Atlantic: Equal Security for All

Sergey Lavrov at the 61st Parliamentary Assembly Session
April 30, 2010

Sergey Lavrov at the 61st Parliamentary Assembly Session

Remarks by Sergey Ryabkov at the International Conference on Disarmament and Nonproliferation
April 20, 2010

Remarks by Sergey Ryabkov at the International Conference on Disarmament and Nonproliferation

Documents

August 18, 2008

Statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

June 5, 2008

Dmitry Medvedev's Speech at Meeting with German Political, Parliamentary and Civic Leaders

April 4, 2008

Chairman’s statement: Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Heads of State and Government held in Bucharest

April 3, 2008

Bucharest Summit Declaration, issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Bucharest on 3 April 2008

February 22, 2007

Vladimir Putin's Speech and the Following Discussion at the Munich Conference on Security Policy

December 9, 2004

NATO-Russia Action Plan on Terrorism

All documents

Afghan ore a political goldmine (Russia Today)

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Afghan ore a political goldmine (Russia Today)

"The discoveries – if there were some – were made by the Soviets during the 1980s. There was a World Bank report from 2004 that has all of this stuff. At the time of Karzai coming to Washington and meeting with Hillary Clinton there was a bunch of talks about the mineral wealth of Afghanistan. So it is a very important thing, but not new. The question is, what are we dealing with here? This is a planted story. Who is the only US top official mentioned in the article? It is General David Petraeus, the commander of the Central Command. People in Washington know that he is an active candidate for president. He has been groomed by the Republican Party. What he saying is ‘make me a President and we can exploit this wealth’,” Tarpley explained his point of view  read more...

Joint Statement by States during the 14th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War

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Joint Statement by States during the 14th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War

“Highlighting the progress made since the Second World War in overcoming its legacy and in reconciliation, we reaffirm our determination to prevent new tragedies and to save succeeding generations from the threats to peace and security.” The joint statement was a sign that the Victory in World War II continues to be an event that brings together states from various regions of the world, and that it was thanks to it that the establishment of the contemporary international order became possible. Against this background, unacceptable are attempts to revise the outcome of the war, or question the Judgment of the Nuremberg Tribunal, which unequivocally condemned Nazism and gave a legal assessment of its crimes  read more...

Russia wants predictable relations with NATO - Rogozin

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Russia wants predictable relations with NATO - Rogozin

NATO’s strategy for the next few years, and its relations with other international organizations, was on the agenda of a session of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels on Wednesday. According to Dmitry Rogozin, Russia will cooperate with NATO on issues of common interest and seek a negotiated settlement in the case of conflicting issues. This, he added, is what Russia wants of NATO’s new strategy which will span the next 10-15 years. As for the current cooling of Russian-NATO relations, the Russian ambassador said this is because the alliance’s newly admitted members from among East European countries are setting western states against Russia  read more...

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The Permanent Mission

Mrs. KASATKINA Natalia I.
cashier

cashier



Ms. ZAKHARCHENKO Anna I.
second secretary

NRC, Prepcom, Operations, NATO-EU, UN, OSCE, Terrorism, Afghanistan, Second Secretary

Mr. KAKUSHA Vladimir N.
counsellor

Emercom representative, SCEPS, CAPC, CPC, counsellor

Mr. SHEETIKOV Alexey V.
third secretary

NRC(LOG), SNLC, NPC, SALW, Arms Control, Non-proliferation, Trust Funds, Third Secretary

Mr. GOLUB Andrey A.
third secretary

NRC, Prepcom, Operations, Balkans, Third Secretary

Mr. MASLOV Alexey V.
driver

Driver of the Permanent Mission of Russia to NATO