Mikhail Kamynin Quotations

The plot behind this terror attack is obvious - to agitate the situation in a country that holds a leading position in the Arab world and to undermine the situation in the Middle East as a whole.

There are no and can be no grounds for them (such statements).

Milosevic's advisers handed the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands a letter to the Russian Foreign Ministry on March 11, which we received yesterday afternoon.

Moscow expresses its profound concern following the recent dramatic events in the Palestinian territories.

Moscow cannot but regret this decision given that the tribunal paid no attention to the Russian Federation's guarantees.

Political directors from six countries will discuss the report, which has only been published today, in Paris in early May.

On the morning of March 2, a terrorist attack was committed not far from the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi. Two car bombs were set off, killing and injuring a number of people. There are no Russian citizens among the casualties.

The purpose for this act is obvious -- attempting to disrupt the situation in a country that serves as a leader in the Arab world and to undermine the situation in the Middle East as a whole.

We are far from claiming a monopolist role in the post-Soviet space. At the same time, we feel sure that enforcing models of development from outside won't lead to any good. We have seen examples of that in the post-Soviet space, in the Middle East and in Africa.

It is difficult not to regard this incident as an attempt by some Ukrainian forces to aggravate the situation surrounding the Black Sea Fleet through various provocations.

The arms export control system we have developed is one of the strictest and most reliable in the world. It rules out any possibility of misuse of weapons.

We hope that the alliance will observe its political and legal commitments in terms of military restraint when deciding on the deployment of the bases, and in particular the commitment not to deploy considerable combat forces in new member states.

We are developing cooperation in the fuel and energy sector, in the sphere of transport, industry and agriculture.

We are convinced that the settlement of this problem should in no way lead to the emergence of a new hotbed of tension and further destabilization in the Middle East.

There are not and cannot be any grounds for this.

The dangerous outburst of violence with numerous fatalities may kill off the sprouts of confidence that have emerged between the two sides in the course of the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank and may endanger prospects for further progress toward a settlement.

We confirm that there were 26 Russian citizens on board the plane.

We would like to hope that Tehran will show readiness for the most serious cooperation.

We will only be able to talk about sanctions after we have concrete facts confirming that Iran is not exclusively involved in peaceful nuclear activities.

Russia will strictly abide by the existing agreements and contracts with Western partners in the delivery of natural gas.

Sanctions could only be discussed when evidence is provided that Iran is pursuing not only peaceful work in the nuclear field.

One can speak of sanctions only after the appearance of concrete facts proving that Iran is not engaged exclusively in peaceful nuclear activities.

The visit proceeds against a difficult information background in Russian-U.S. relations. Due to that fact, we are ready for an open and honest dialogue with representatives of the administration, the American Political Science Association and Congress, in order to explain our approaches to current international issues, as well as various aspects of the development of the political situation in Russia.

I must say that the statement by the undersecretary, of course, does not fully correspond with confident and constructive dialog between our two countries.

If the upcoming discussion in London and Vienna and other talks over this theme go off normally, the holding of such negotiations in Moscow in mid-February is possible.

It has been Russia's position that the problem in relations with Ukraine must be settled at the level of the two countries' economic institutions. We have repeatedly called on the Ukrainian side not to politicize the issue.

Georgia is a sovereign state that decides on its own in what organization it should be represented.

The Iranian government has made no positive steps demanded in the February 4 resolution of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency followed by a statement of the UN Security Council chairman on March 29, including to cease uranium enrichment activity.

The formula of the enlargement of the Security Council must make it more representative and enhance the efficiency of its decisions.