Statements and comments on the cooperation of the Russian Federation in the Council of Europe
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answer to a media question at a joint news conference following talks with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić, Moscow, October 19, 2020
Ladies and gentlemen, This visit by Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, draws a symbolic line under the system-wide crisis affecting the Council of Europe in...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at talks with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric Moscow, October 19, 2020
Madam Secretary General, Colleagues, We are delighted to be able to hold these full-scale in-person talks in this traditional format with you despite the restrictions related to the...
Foreign Ministry statement on the impossibility of Russia’s continued participation in trilateral consultations with Australia and the Netherlands on the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014
As you are aware, in July, the Netherlands filed an interstate complaint against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in connection with the crash of Malaysia Airlines MH17 (a...
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the protection of national minorities’ rights by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović
We regret to point out the unwillingness of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to take note of systemic infringements on the rights of Russian speakers in some of the Council of...
Statement by Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe
Today it is the European Day of Languages. This day is a reminder that language rights of many Europeans are violated. Russian speakers suffer systemic discrimination in Ukraine. The Ukrainian...
Comment by the Permanent Representation of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe
On September 1 children start their school year in many European countries. This day is overshadowed in Ukraine by the fact that Russian-speaking pupils from 5th year and older will be de-facto...
Statement by Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky, Permanent Representative of Russia to the Council of Europe
In recent months we have witnessed an unprecedented waive of police violence against journalists in the United States. As recently as on July 22 RT reporter Yulia Olkhovskaya and cameraman...
Extract from Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko’s interview with the TASS news agency, June 6, 2020
Question : What about the possible visit to Crimea by Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, which was supposed to take place last autumn? What prevented this...
Statement by the Permanent Representation of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe on the occasion of International Day for Protection of Children
It is International Day for Protection of Children today. This Day reminds the adults that they are obliged to ensure the children’s right to life, protection against physical and psychological...
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Ivan Soltanovsky’s interview with the TASS news agency, December 19, 2019
Question: What do you think of the results of the outgoing year, which was marked by Russian delegation’s return to PACE? Ivan Soltanovsky: The Council of Europe has managed to largely...