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Iran, Russia claim 'first step' to nuclear deal

2011-08-17T13:30:49Z

Russia and Iran on Wednesday said a new Russian plan had a real chance of solving the standoff over the Iranian nuclear drive, despite the failure of past initiatives to end a decade of deadlock.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed his Iranian counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced doubt on Thursday about whether Tehran would fulfill the terms of a deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey aimed at resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis.

"There are no 100 percent guarantees. Very much will depend on how MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States plan unprecedented cuts to their Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons under a new arms reduction deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Tuesday....

Iran nuclear talks have not yet failed: Russia

2010-04-16T09:05:55Z

It is premature to say that diplomatic efforts aimed at defusing tensions over Iran's nuclear programme have failed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

"I would say that it is premature to say that these efforts have not been crowned with success," Lavrov said, referring to the international push to get Iran to sign off on a Reports: Russia's foreign minister says Iranian missile tests cause concern

Russia voiced concern Monday about the latest Iranian missile tests and urged Tehran to fully cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog and answer questions about its secret nuclear facility, news reports said.

Russia's Moscow and Washington can see a marked improvement in mutual ties as past mistrust is swept aside, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published Tuesday, pledging renewed efforts for a new nuclear arms reduction deal.

"The key to new ties between our countries is reconstruction of trust undermined i...

Georgia will not affect disarmament talks: Lavrov, Clinton

2010-04-16T12:27:09Z

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said here Thursday that the row over Georgia would not affect their talks to replace a nuclear arms control treaty.

Clinton said linking tension in Georgia with the UN Security Council panel agrees on targeting 3 North Korean companies over rocket launch

Three major North Korean companies were targeted for new U.N. sanctions Friday in response to the communist nation's April 5 rocket launch.

The decision by the U.N. Security Council's sanctions committee for Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday there was no proof that Iran is try to develop a nuclear weapon and urged the West to respect and reach out to the Islamic republic.

"There is no proof that Iran even has decided to make a bomb," he told the Brussels Forum conference, alongside After upbeat meeting with Clinton, Russia's FM offers new hope for global disarmament efforts

Russia's foreign minister called Saturday for an end to a decade of failure in global disarmament talks, seeking to build on an upbeat meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Russian FM denies knowledge of nuclear deal with Iran

2010-10-14T07:48:05Z

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Russia hints domestic Iranian uranium enrichment a possibility

2010-10-14T06:41:40Z

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Russia US Nuclear

2010-12-23T05:31:14Z

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that Moscow was still waiting for the official text of the resolution and refused to comment on issues raised by Republicans in the Senate resolution. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

President Barack Obama meets with President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. S...

Russia NATO

2010-11-03T09:33:08Z

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with U.S. Adm. James Stavridis, military commander of NATO, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

UN World Summit Iran Meeting

2010-09-22T15:17:35Z

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov smokes a cigarette following the E3 + 3 Ministerial Meeting on Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Vietnam ASEAN

2010-07-22T23:30:27Z

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, center left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center right, pause for a photo during a bilateral meeting at the 17th Association of Southeast Asian Nation Regional Forum on Friday July...