Russia asks NATO to explain its plans to mount military presence in Eastern Europe, expects detailed answer - Lavrov
3 April 2014, 11:28 -- Russia is waiting for NATO explanations about the consistency of its mounting activity in East European countries with Russia-NATO legal documents, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.'We have posed these questions to the North Atlantic Alliance. We are expecting not just any answer but an answer fully respectful of the rules we have coordinated,' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference after negotiations with his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov.
Russia is waiting for NATO explanations about the consistency of its mounting activity in East European countries with Russia-NATO legal documents.
'We have posed these questions to the North Atlantic Alliance. We are expecting not just any answer but an answer fully respectful of the rules we have coordinated,' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference after negotiations with his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov.
Russia expects NATO to respect bilateral agreements — Lavrov
Russia expects explanations from NATO of its decision to deploy additional troops in East European states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
'Russia-NATO relations are based on certain rules, particularly the Rome Declaration, under which no country has a right to deploy additional troops in East European states,' Lavrov said after talks with Kazakhstani counterpart Yerlan Idrisov on Thursday.
Kiev and West should not make a problem out of military drills in Rostov region - Lavrov
Authorities in Kiev and West should not make a problem out of military drills in Rostov region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
Armed forces units involved in Rostov region drills to return to their permanent bases after thei accomplish their tasks - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on the new Ukrainian authorities and Western countries not to make a problem out of the Russian Armed Forces' exercises in the Rostov region, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
'There are no restrictions on any movements of military units within the territory of the Russian Federation, and our Western partners recognize the absence of any problems there in terms of the law. I would not exaggerate this topic, as the current Ukrainian authorities and their sponsors in the West are trying to do now,' Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow on Thursday.
Ukrainian constitutional process must involve all regions, political forces - Lavrov
Russia will insist on the involvement of all political forces and all regions in the Ukrainian constitutional reform, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow on Thursday, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
'We are confident that all regions without exception should partake in the reform and enjoy an equal vote in order to make this constitutional reform not something cosmetic but truly comprehensive, which is necessary for normalization in Ukraine and settlement of the domestic crisis,' Lavrov stated.
Russia, Kazakhstan believe extremist activity in Ukraine must be stopped - Lavrov
Russia and Kazakhstan support the need of constitutional reforms in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Kazakhstan's foreign minister on Thursday in Moscow, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
'Of course we discussed the developing situation in Ukraine. We have similar approaches that the activity by extremists needs to be stopped, help is needed in normalizing the situation in Ukraine, and we support holding an overall constitutional reform taking into account all of the regions,' Lavrov said.
We, along with our Kazakh friends, hope that objective and impartial activity by the OSCE's monitoring mission will add to removing the Ukrainian crisis, help in the observance of the rights and freedom of all residents of the country, including ethnic and language minorities,' he said.
Russia-Kazakhstan treaty on good neighborly relations to take effect soon - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hopes that Russian-Kazakh treaty on good neighborly and allied relations in the 21st century will take effect soon, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports. The Russian foreign minister has made a statement in the Russian capital on Thursday, opening talks with visiting Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov.
'Our relations keep on broadening, the presidents of the two countries met six times, and meetings at the level of foreign ministers are quite intensive,' Lavrov said, recalling that leaders of the two countries Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev had talks in Moscow on March 5 on Eurasian integration.
'We would like to confirm our firm intention to promote all agreements on the Customs Union (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus), creation of a Eurasian Cconomic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), combining this with interaction of our countries in the United Nations Organization and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and all structures in which we participate,' the Russian top diplomat added.
'We have submitted the bilateral treaty on good neighborly and allied relations in the 21st century for ratification to the Russian president. I hope that our countries will finalize all procedures, and the document will come into force,' the Russian minister stated. 'I am confident that talks will be useful to advance tasks set by the presidents,' Lavrov added.
For his part, Idrisov noted that the ministers met on Thursday to sum up results of work for the previous year. In his words, all events were fulfilled. "We will remember the previous year for sustainable development of bilateral relations in political, trade and economic spheres," the Kazakh foreign minister said, adding that 'the signing of the bilateral treaty on good neighborly and allied relations in the 21st century is a new stage in relations that will determine dialogue for the future.'
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