122 Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

This will be the key issue of the discussion during a meeting under the IAEA Board of Governors.

When the Georgian army started this assault against the sleeping city of Tskhinvali, the Georgian peacekeepers, serving in one contingent with their Russian friends, joined the army and started killing the Russian comrades in arms.

You cannot strengthen the law by violating the law.

You cannot defeat Islamic State with airstrikes only. It's necessary to cooperate with ground troops, and the Syrian army is the most efficient and powerful ground force to fight the Islamic State.

There is nothing in this world which could be not described as requiring more.

We firmly oppose the use of violence in the course of current transformations in Arab States, especially against civilians. We are well aware of the fact that the transformation of a society is a complex and generally long process, which rarely goes smoothly.

We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders.

With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way.

The principle of no military presence from non-Caspian countries is becoming increasingly important in view of the increased activity of some countries that do not belong to the region.