Sergei Lavrov Country Quotations

Every country has its political face and political traditions.

Our stand is crystal-clear - we want peace in Ukraine, which can only be attained through broad national dialogue in which all regions and all political forces of the country must participate.

We can say that Japan is the only country that calls into question the outcome of the Second World War; no one else does.

The seals were removed in the presence of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who must accept an invitation from a country to be present at such operations.

You either deny terrorists any acceptance in the international life, or you make your double standard policy work the way it has been working - 'I don't like that guy in this country, so we will be calling him a dictator and topple him. This guy in another country also dictatorial, but he's our dictator.'

Russia has done more than any other country to support the independent Ukrainian state, including for many years subsidising its economy through low energy prices.

Iran will be the most checked and inspected country if the principles agreed in Lausanne are transferred into the language of practical agreements.

As Russian society is becoming increasingly consolidated and as its economy grows, forces are emerging which, by mere inertia, view our country as an enemy... (But) we will not allow anyone to provoke us to adopt primitive anti-Western policies,