122 Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

If you say that your national law allows you to do something, it is fine as long as you do this inside your own territory. As long as you go international, you really have to be sure that there is an international law which you respect and which you follow.

Iran will be the most checked and inspected country if the principles agreed in Lausanne are transferred into the language of practical agreements.

We have become stronger economically; we have been successfully resolving the social problems, raising the level of living - the standards of living - of the population.

Iran should do much more than it has done and our common efforts should aim for a solution that provides answers to all the questions.

All our security now depends on the wise decisions and cooperation of our leaders.

Assertions that Russia has undermined efforts to strengthen partnerships on the European continent do not correspond to the facts.

Iran must continue to cooperate with the IAEA so that any questions that arise can be fully clarified,

Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its values, truth and justice have no prospects whatsoever.

Hours before the Georgian invasion, Russia had been working to secure a United Nations Security Council statement calling for a renunciation of force by both Georgia and South Ossetians. The statement that could have averted bloodshed was blocked by western countries.