Statements and comments on the cooperation of the Russian Federation in the Council of Europe
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova’s reply to a media question on exemptions for Hungarian and other EU languages in Ukraine’s Law on Education
Question: Can you comment on the information about exemptions for Hungarian and other EU languages in Ukraine’s Law on Education? Maria Zakharova: We were alarmed to read...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at talks with Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, Moscow, October 20, 2017
Mr Secretary General, Colleagues, We are glad to meet with you again. We hope to be able to discuss the entire range of issues related to cooperation between Russia and the Council of...
Remarks by Director of Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights and Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Anatoly Viktorov on Ukraine’s discriminatory legislation regarding the use of state language in education and media
On October 13, 2017, a new law, On Amendments to some Ukrainian legislation governing the use of audiovisual (electronic) media, came into force in Ukraine. This new initiative of the Ukrainian...
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the upcoming visit by Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland to Russia
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland will pay a working visit to Russia between October 19-20 and hold talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on October 20. On the same...
Interview of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Ivan Soltanovsky published by the World Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots Living Abroad, October 16, 2017
Question: Mr Soltanovsky, what leverage does the Council of Europe employ in the human rights area? Ivan Soltanovsky: The Council of Europe is one of the oldest international...
Comment of the Permanent Representation of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe on the anniversary of the Munich Agreement
Both the Munich Conference on September 29, 1938 and the Munich Agreement signed by Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany on September 30, 1938, paved the way for the World War II. The...
Statement of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the adoption of the Law “On Education” in Ukraine
The Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation notes with deep concern that the authorities of Ukraine continue to practice gross violations of human rights. The...
Interview of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Ivan Soltanovsky with Rossiyskaya Gazeta, published on September 14, 2017
Question: Is there hope for the restoration of the Russian delegation’s rights at PACE? Ivan Soltanovsky: For over 20 years Russia, together with the UK, Germany, Italy,...
Comment of the Permanent Representation of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe on Estonian authorities’ refusal to accredit Rossiya Segodnya journalists
Last week three journalists of the International News Agency “Rossya Segodnya” were refused the accreditation at the informal meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Tallinn. No explanation was...
Comment of the Permanent Representation of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe on the adoption of a new Law on Education in Ukraine
We have taken note of the recent adoption by the Ukrainian Verkhovnaya Rada of a new Law on Education, which limits the education in minority languages in Ukraine. Only Ukrainian language schools...