Tehran, March 26, IRNA Russia has censured the Saudi military aggression against Yemen, saying the offensive is not the right way to settle the crisis in the Arab country. Such a scenario cannot lead to the conflicts settlement by definition. By the way, a peaceful settlement of disputes is a UN Charter requirement, said Russian Foreign Ministry ...

The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed grave concern over Israels recent airstrike against Syria, calling on Tel Aviv to provide explanation regarding the military aggression. Moscow is deeply worried by this dangerous development, the circumstances of which demand an explanation, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich. Russia ...

A high-ranking Russian diplomat says Russia supports organizing bilateral talks between delegations of the Syrian government and the foreign-sponsored opposition in order to put an end to the almost four-year-long militancy in Syria that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. Moscow believes it has to assist Damascus in countering terrorism and to support ...

Russia has expressed hope for a permanent accord on Irans nuclear energy program, saying it sees signs of progress in the ongoing talks between Tehran and world powers. The discussions are quite difficult, but there are clear signs of progress, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday. On July 3, Iran and the five ...

As nuclear talks continue between Iran and six major world powers in the Swiss city of Geneva, Russia says it sees positive changes in the positions of the two sides and hopes for a concrete result in negotiations. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich made the remarks at a ministry briefing in Moscow on Friday. He expressed ...

Talks this week between Iran and six global powers over Tehran's nuclear programme were "very tough but quite, quite promising," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday. He sounded more upbeat than Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian negotiator at the talks inGeneva, who said on Wednesday that ...

A political analyst says measures taken by Russia have foiled the military intervention plans against SyriaPress TVreports. What Russia has done with the backing of the Syrian government and China and others ..., [is that] it has sabotaged the rolling war machine plans, specifically here and now against Syria, Sukant Chandan, a political analyst ...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich says any unilateral US military action against Syria would be in contravention of the international law even if such action was limited. Any unilateral military sanction bypassing the UN Security Council, no matter how limited it is, will be a direct violation of the international law, Lukashevich ...

Russia has called the Syrian opposition claims about a chemical attack by the Syrian army near Damascus "premeditated provocation." Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement on Wednesday that since reports of the alleged attack were issued just as a UN chemical weapons inspection team arrived in Syria, "this makes ...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich says Moscow hopes to continue cooperation with Iran after Hassan Rohani becomes president to ensure international security. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Lukashevich added that the Iranian nations voting in the June 14 election was very active" as nearly 73 percent of eligible Iranians participated ...

[caption id="attachment_23799" align="alignright" width="300"] EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) takes part in the comprehensive talks with Iran's delegation in the Kazakh city of Almaty on April 5, 2013.[/caption] Iran news headlines on Friday include start of Iran-P5+1 second round of talks in Almaty; world powers ask forconcrete response ...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has put a positive light on current negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers, saying the two sides are sharing information on a professional level. "Positions, considerations and approaches have been exchanged in depth and at a good professional level, which is encouraging,...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has criticized the United States for imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear energy program, saying such measures only hamper efforts to resolve the Wests dispute with Iran over the program. In an interview with the Voice of Russia on Thursday, Lukashevich described the unilateral sanctions ...