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Most personal and non-personal events have not been translated to English.





Personal events:


28 January 2019

Meeting of M. Bogdanov with the delegation of the "Progressive Arab Front" led by the leader of the Lebanese party "Movement of the People" Nadjah Wakim - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3484641

Telephone conversation of G. Karasin with the special representative of the Prime Minister of Georgia Z. Abashidze - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3484651

Meeting of S. Ryabkov with the leadership of the Pugwash movement of scientists - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3484848


29 January 2019

Meeting of M. Bogdanov with the Secretary General of the League of Arab States A. Aboul Gheit - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3487453

Meeting of A. Grushko with the President of the Association of Italian Industrialists in Russia “Confindustria Russia” E. Ferlengi - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3487563

Meeting of I. Morgulov with the delegation of the DPRK MFA - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3487704

Meeting of M. Bogdanov with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt S. Shukri - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3487741


30 January 2019

Meeting of A. Grushko with the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Russia M. Ederer - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3488399

Working trip to Armenia of G. Karasin - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3488413


31 January 2019

On the participation of S. Ryabkov in the Conference of the countries of the nuclear "five" - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3492922

Meeting of S. Ryabkov with US Under-Secretary of State A. Thompson - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3492932

Meeting of S. Ryabkov with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Zhang Jun - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3492942

Speech by A. Lukashevich at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in response to the report of the head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Y. Brotou, Vienna, January 31, 2019 - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493110


1 February 2019

Meeting of M. Bogdanov with the Ambassador of Egypt in Moscow I. Nasr - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493687

On the reception on behalf of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia I. Morgulov on the occasion of the New Year on the lunar calendar - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493721


2 February 2019

Meeting of M. Bogdanov with the Ambassador of Syria in Moscow R. Haddad - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3495773

Meeting of M. Bogdanov with the Ambassador of Palestine in Moscow A. Nofal - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3495783

Meeting of M. Bogdanov with the Ambassador of Qatar in Moscow F. Al-Attiey - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3495806






Non-personal events:





Press release on the Outcome of the Russia-South Korea Inter-Agency Consultations on International Information Security, Seoul, January 31, 2019



1 February 2019 - 12:15



Unofficial translation



The third round of the Russia-South Korea inter-agency consultations on international information security (IIS) was held in Seoul on January 31, 2019.

The Russian delegation was headed by Andrey Krutskikh, Ambassador-at-Large and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation on Information Security; the delegation of the host country was led by Kim Gun, Ambassador for International Security Affairs of the Republic of Korea. The Russian delegation comprised representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Federal Guard Service and the Security Council. The South Korean delegation included experts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Science and ICT, Supreme Prosecutor's office, Korean National Police Agency and Korea Internet and Security Agency.

Both sides exchanged views on the full spectrum of IIS-related issues of mutual interest. They expressed general concerns about threats in the field of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The sides held a substantive discussion of the issues of countering the use of ICTs for terrorist and other criminal purposes.

The Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea stressed the importance of continued cooperation in ensuring the IIS with the UN playing the coordinating role. They noted the need for the earliest elaboration of rules of responsible behavior of States in the information space under the UN auspices, as well as for initiating the work of the UN Group of Governmental Experts on IIS in 2019, and the open-ended UN working group on IIS. The sides also discussed their interaction within other international organizations and forums, including the ASEAN Regional Forum on security.

The Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea pointed out the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation and agreed to maintain regular bilateral dialogue on these matters.




The source of information - http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493467






Foreign Ministry statement on the remarks by US representatives on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation



1 February 2019 - 22:17



The Foreign Ministry took note of the new upsurge in groundless critical comments coming from the United States on Russia’s alleged failure to comply with its obligations on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.

In making these unfounded and unconcerned statements, Washington ignores the custom of conducting interstate communications in a civilised manner and settling issues that may arise through negotiations. It is highly regrettable that it has already become a tradition for the US to adopt this expressly mentoring tone and arranging its arguments in such a freewheeling manner. It seems that in doing so Washington seeks to provide at least some kind of a foundation for its claims to having an “exclusive right” when it comes to judging and punishing those “at fault.”

The Russian Federation is unwavering, consistent and unequivocal in its commitment to honouring its obligations on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. We firmly reject the methods and means employed by Washington. The Foreign Ministry views these American “tricks” as mere propaganda used by the US to persuade the international community that its actions, allegedly designed to strengthen peace and security, can be justified. We do not agree with this vision.

Furthermore, we have every reason to believe that the true cause behind actions of this kind is the actual and substantial weakening of the international standing of the US and the ensuing fear for Washington to be accused and exposed for its attempts to dismantle the international norms and impose a certain rules-based order shaped to its momentary foreign policy needs.

The following facts, as well as actions by Washington are a matter of special concern for us:

– withdrawing from the ABM Treaty;

– breaking up of efforts to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention and the spread of Pentagon’s biolabs across the world;

– failing to eliminate its chemical weapons for more than 10 years, since the US committed itself under the Chemical Weapons Convention to finish this process by April 2007, and attempts to transform OPCW, a technical body by design, into a tool for exerting political pressure on countries Washington disfavours;

– refusing to ratify the adapted version of the CFE Treaty, undermining arms control in Europe;

– halting CTBT ratification procedures and keeping the nuclear arsenal on standby so as to be able to promptly resume full-scale nuclear tests;

– continuing nuclear sharing missions with NATO members that are not nuclear powers, thereby violating the foundations of the NPT (Articles 1 and 2);

– withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, and thus committing a gross violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, even though initiated by Washington;

– determination to deploy arms into outer space and transform the near-Earth orbit into an arena of armed stand-off with all the catastrophic consequences for humanity.

Unfortunately, all these matters are not far-fetched grievances accompanied by the infamous “highly likely” wording. This is the sad reality of the erratic world we live in.

The Russian Federation remains committed to firmly opposing destructive initiatives regarding arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation by seeking to consolidate the international community around a constructive agenda to strengthen the existing international norms. All the initiatives we promote are firmly rooted in international law and are designed to ensure equal and indivisible security for all countries.

We are open to close coordination and full-fledged cooperation with likeminded countries for enhancing strategic stability and international security.




The source of information - http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3495741






Foreign Ministry statement



2 February 2019 - 19:44



On February 2, the US Department of State issued a press statement officially notifying the Russian Federation that the United States had suspended its obligations under the 1987 Soviet-US Treaty on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty) and had launched the procedure of withdrawing from it. At the same time, the Americans announced that they no longer consider themselves to be bound by the treaty obligations, which means that they can openly design, produce and deploy the weapon systems prohibited under the treaty.

By doing this, Washington, whose compliance with the INF Treaty we questioned for many years, has entered the path towards destroying the treaty, thereby delivering yet another crushing blow at the arms control system that took decades of painstaking efforts to create. This move will certainly have dramatic and far-flung consequences for the entire architecture of international security and strategic stability, primarily in Europe. Responsibility for this will rest fully and squarely with the United States.

Russia has done its best to preserve the treaty. We tried many times to engage the Americans in a professional discussion and proposed practical initiatives that could help settle mutual complaints. Showing goodwill, we adopted unprecedented transparency measures that went beyond the framework of the treaty obligations. However, all our attempts were disregarded or blocked by the United States, which has long opted for destroying the INF Treaty so as to remove any restrictions that hindered the build-up of its missile potential.

In light of the new threats created by Washington, we will have to take the necessary measures to ensure our national security. Russia reserves the right to reciprocate by launching the design, production and deployment of ground-launched intermediate- and shorter-range missiles.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin said on February 2 that Russia, aware of its role in preserving international peace and security, would not deploy intermediate- or shorter-range weapons in Europe or anywhere else until US weapons of this kind are deployed to the corresponding regions of the world. If Washington revises its destructive policy and resumes its obligations under the INF Treaty, we will be ready to conduct a meaningful dialogue on the treaty or any other subjects of strategic stability based on mutual consideration and respect for one another’s interests, as well as the interests of the international community.




The source of information - http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3495846






29 January 2019

On the opening of the International Year of Indigenous Languages at UNESCO - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3487427


30 January 2019

On the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Principality of Liechtenstein - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3488079

Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the death of civilians as a result of the erroneous airstrikes of the US military on targets in Afghanistan - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3488746

On the meetings of Russian representatives in Israel and Palestine - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3488849

On the release of the Russian sailors of the ship "Mandi" in Nigeria - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3490661


31 January 2019

About the opening ceremony of the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements-2019 - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3492973


1 February 2019

Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the completion of the formation of a Government in Lebanon - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493523

On the Russian-Turkish consultations on Syria in Ankara - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493664

Meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry with the heads of diplomatic missions of Latin American and Caribbean countries - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493706

Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the report of the US intelligence services - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493731

Commentary of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in connection with the restriction of broadcasting in Latvia by the RTR-Planeta channel - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493916

Commentary of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the consideration in the US Congress of the “G. Rodchenkov Law” - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3493971

On the entry into force of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the mutual cancellation of visa requirements for Russian citizens and citizens of the United Arab Emirates - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3494000


3 February 2019

Russia-Iran Consultations on Syria in Tehran - http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...ent/id/3495861
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