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	Issue of May 23, 2008 (pdf, 27p.) read as a High-level talks between Russia and Kazakhstan took place in Astana Opening Remarks at a Meeting on Fighting Corruption Opening Address at a Meeting to Discuss Improving the Judicial System Opening Address at a Meeting with Players from the Russian National Hockey Team Excerpts from Beginning of Working Meeting with Governor of Trans-Baikal Region Ravil Geniatulin Beginning of Meeting with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner Beginning of Russian-Kazakhstani Talks in Expanded Format President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the staff of the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk) on the Institute's fiftieth anniversary President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russia's ice hockey team on their victory in the World Championship President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Georgy Arbatov, the founder of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of the USA and Canada, on his eighty-fifth birthday President Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on fighting corruption President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree "On Anti-Corruption Measures" Former President of the Republic of France Jacques Chirac was awarded a 2007 Russian National Award Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russia's ice hockey team on their victory in the World Championship Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on improving the legal system Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak Dmitry Medvedev met with players from the Russian national hockey team Dmitry Medvedev met with General Secretary of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha President Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to organisers and participants at the Strategic Partnership 1520 international railways business forum President Dmitry Medvedev held a working meeting with Governor of the Trans-Baikal Region Ravil Geniatulin President Dmitry Medvedev had a meeting with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner. Dmitry Medvedev sent a greeting to the participants in the assembly in honour of the 55th anniversary of the system of military and technical cooperation with foreign states Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Kazakhstan on a state visit. Signing Ceremony for the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the ‘Society for Solidarity and Cooperation with the Peoples of Asia and Africa’ Nongovernmental Organization Transcript of Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Signing Ceremony for the Memorandum of Cooperation Between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the ‘Society for Solidarity and Cooperation with the Peoples of Asia and Africa’ Nongovernmental Organization, Moscow, May 19, 2008 Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding New Georgian Provocation against Peacekeepers Dmitry Medvedev appointed Arkady Dvorkovich as the Russian President's representative for G8 affairs Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Speaks to Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babajan by Telephone Transcript of Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov after Signing of Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and GMK Norilsk Nickel, Moscow, May 20, 2008 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets with Deputies Members of a Number of State Duma Committees Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Abkhazian President Sergey Bagapsh Transcript of Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov at the Presentation Ceremony of the Republic of North Ossetia (Alania) at the Foreign Ministry Reception House, Moscow, May 20, 2008 Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding the Start in Estonia of a Trial of Hero of the Soviet Union Arnold Meri on a Charge of “Genocide against the Estonian People” Transcript of Response to a Media Question by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Following Meeting with Members of the State Duma Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States and Relations with Compatriots, Moscow, May 20, 2008 Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov Commentary Regarding a Media Question about the Fact That the leadership of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Has Begun to Hand Over its Powers and Property to the Representatives of the European Union Transcript of Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Meeting with Members of the State Duma CIS and Relations with Compatriots Committee, Moscow, May 20, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference with French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner, Moscow, May 21, 2008 Working Visit to Russia of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France, Bernard Kouchner Meeting of Collegium of Russian MFA Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Yakovenko Meets with UN Secretariat Statistics Division Director Paul Cheung Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov Meets with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Tomas Pojar Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding the Presence of the Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol President Dmitry Medvedev had a meeting with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, the Kremlin, Moscow, May 21, 2008 Statement by Russian MFA Spokesman Boris Malakhov in Connection with Settlement Reached by Lebanese Parties in Doha Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexei Borodavkin Meets with Morteza Saffari-Natanzi, Head of the Iran Foreign Ministry's Commonwealth of Independent States Department Response by Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko to a Media Question about Syrian-Israeli Contacts Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov Converses with Rafael Dezcallar, Director General of Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy Transfer to the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IOPS) of a Land Plot in Bethlehem Meeting of Russian Ambassadors to Caspian States Russian Deputy Foreign Minister/State Secretary Grigory Karasin Meets with Italian Ambassador to Moscow Vittorio Claudio Surdo Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Media Questions Concerning Remarks of Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Justice Yevhen Korniichuk Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko Holds Consultations with Director General for Foreign Policy of the Spanish MFA Rafael Dezcallar Beginning of Meeting with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Beginning of Russian-Kazakhstani Talks in Expanded Format Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Kazakhstan on a state visit, Astana, May 22, 2008 High-level talks between Russia and Kazakhstan took place in Astana
	Issue of May 16, 2008 (pdf, 33p.) read as a Vladimir Putin spoke at the National Congress of Municipalities of the Regions of the Russian Federation Beginning of a Working Meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Beginning of Meeting with Government Cabinet Excerpts of Transcript of a Meeting on Additional Social Support Measures for the Disabled and their Caregivers Beginning of the Meeting with Security Council Officials Beginning of the Meeting with Senior FSB Officials Beginning of Meeting on Business Development Beginning of Meeting with German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Beginning of Meeting with Governor of Kostroma Region Igor Slyunyaev Meeting with Zenit Football Team Beginning of Meeting with President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar Beginning of Meeting with Members of the International University Sports Federation Evaluation Commission President Dmitry Medvedev had a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin President Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with the members of the Russian Security Council President Dmitry Medvedev met with the members of the new Government Cabinet President Dmitry Medvedev sent a telegram of condolences to President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao following an earthquake in Sichuan Province that left many people dead or wounded and caused considerable destruction Dmitry Medvedev presented Nikolai Patrushev as the new Secretary of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev presented Aleksandr Bortnikov as director of the Federal Security Service to senior officials of the FSB Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on additional measures of social support for those engaged in caring for disabled children and other incapacitated citizens Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree “On Establishing the Order of Parental Honour” Dmitry Medvedev announced the new appointees to the Presidential Administration President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree allowing visa-free entry to Russia in connection with the UEFA Champions League soccer final taking place in Moscow President Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on business development President Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova President Dmitry Medvedev met with German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree aimed at eliminating excessive administrative restrictions on carrying out business activity President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar will make a working visit to Russia on May15-18, 2008 Dmitry Medvedev observed the technical capabilities of the Strategic Missile Forces Dmitry Medvedev sent a greeting to the organisers, participants and guests of the international helicopter industry exhibition, HeliRussia 2008 Dmitry Medvedev visited the Military Academy for radiological chemical and biological defense, named after Marshal of the Soviet Union Semyon Timoshenko Dmitry Medvedev had a working meeting with the Governor of the Kostroma Region, Igor Slyunyaev Dmitry Medvedev visited the St Ipatiy Monastery and the Monastery of the Epiphany President Dmitry Medvedev met with the players from St Petersburg football team Zenit President Dmitry Medvedev signed an order confirming the membership of Russia's delegation to the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in 2008-2010 President Dmitry Medvedev met with President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar President Dmitry Medvedev signed a federal law ratifying Protocol V on the Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects President Dmitry Medvedev met with the members of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) evaluation commission President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Response by Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov to Media Questions in Connection with BRIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in Yekaterinburg Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov Interview with RIA Novosti in Connection with the Working Visit to Russia of FRG Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier Response by Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov to a Media Question in Connection with Developments in Sudan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov Attends APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting Completion of the Work of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary in Relation to Ukraine Entry Ban for Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov Response by Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov to a Media Question in Connection with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza’s Remarks in Tbilisi and Sukhumi President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with U.S. President George W.Bush President Dmitry Medvedev sent a telegram of condolences to President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao following an earthquake in Sichuan Province that left many people dead or wounded and caused considerable destruction President Dmitry Medvedev signed the Decree on the System and Structure of the Federal Executive Bodies of Power Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit by Telephone Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora of the Republic of Lebanon by Telephone Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev Statement by the Delegations of China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America In Relation to Terrorist Act in Jaipur, India Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Holds Talks with FRG Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jechi Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Press Conference Following Talks with FRG Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Yekaterinburg, May 14, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Press Conference Following Talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, Yang Jiechi, Yekaterinburg, May 14, 2008 Dmitry Medvedev announced the new appointees to the Presidential Administration President Dmitry Medvedev made a number of appointments to the Presidential Executive Office President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree allowing visa-free entry to Russia in connection with the UEFA Champions League soccer final taking place in Moscow Foreign Ministers of Russia, India, China Meet in Yekaterinburg Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Joint Communique on the outcome of the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of India Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Press Conference Following RIC Foreign Ministers Meeting, Yekaterinburg, May 15, 2008 Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov at the APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting, Moscow, May 12, 2008 On the UN General Assembly’s Resolution “Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia” Ministerial Meeting in the BRIC Format Joint Communique of the Meeting of Celso Amorim, Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil, Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, and Yang Jechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
	Issue of May 9, 2008 (pdf, 28p.) read as a Vladimir Putin spoke at the National Congress of Municipalities of the Regions of the Russian Federation Opening Remarks at Meeting with the Government Cabinet Speech at the Ceremony Conferring the Honorary Title of City of Military Glory Speech by Vladimir Putin at the Inauguration Ceremony of Dmitry Medvedev as President of Russia Excerpts from Conversation with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II Speech at Inauguration Ceremony as President of Russia Speech at Presentation in the State Duma of Vladimir Putin as Candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Government Speech at the Military Parade marking the 63rd Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War Speech at Reception marking the 63rd Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War President Vladimir Putin has awarded Valery Gergiev, famous conductor and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, the Order for Service to the Fatherland IV class. President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak President Vladimir Putin congratulated artist and sculptor Mikhail Shemyakin on his sixty-fifth birthday President Vladimir Putin congratulated teachers and students at the Vaganova Ballet Academy (St Petersburg) on the 270th anniversary of its founding President Vladimir Putin signed the Law on Foreign Investment in Enterprises of Strategic Importance President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin awarded the Medal for Bravery to residents of Dagestan killed by gunmen Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Than Shwe concerning the tragic consequences of the cyclone Vladimir Putin presented the certificates conferring the honorary title of City of Military Glory to the mayors of five Russian cities Vladimir Putin signed an order on the publication of a multi-volume work called The Great Patriotic War, 1941-45 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States on Cooperation in the Regional Antiterrorist Structure President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Additional Protocol to the European Framework Convention on Trans-Border Cooperation between Local Authorities Dmitry Medvedev has been inaugurated President of Russia Following his inauguration as President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana attended a service at the Moscow Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma the candidacy of Vladimir Putin for the post of prime minister President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the creation of the Federal Housing Construction Development Facilitation Fund President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the development of federal universities President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has been handed command of the country's strategic nuclear forces A reception was held at the Kremlin to mark the inauguration of Dmitry Medvedev as President of Russia President Dmitry Medvedev laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden President Dmitry Medvedev sent messages of congratulations to the Israeli leadership - President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert - on the sixtieth anniversary of the State of Israel's independence President Dmitry Medvedev presented to the State Duma deputies Vladimir Putin as candidate for the post of prime minister President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the CIS heads of state on Victory Day President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Protocol on cooperation between European territorial communities A military parade took place on Red Square in Moscow to mark the sixty-third anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Remarks by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting, London, May 2, 2008 Transcript of Response to Russian Media Question by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Following Middle East Quartet Meeting and AHLC Ministerial, London, May 2, 2008 Concerning Situation in Georgian-Abkhaz Zone of Conflict President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Statement by Mr. Mikhail Ulyanov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna Talks on Military Security and Arms Control, at the Meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, April 30, 2008 Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary in Connection with Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s Statement on Outcomes of Six-Nation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Held in London on May 2 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Marat Tazhin Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Meeting with Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin, May 5, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Sergey Lavrov, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Signing Ceremony of the Agreement Between the MFA of Russia and the FMS of Russia on Ensuring the Interests of the Russian Federation in Mutual Relations with Foreign States with Respect to Migration, Moscow, May 6, 2008 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets Ukrainian Ambassador to Russia Oleh Demin Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic by Telephone Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic by Telephone Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Bernard Kouchner by Telephone Working Visit of FRG Vice Chancellor, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier In Relation to the Republic of Poland’s Accession to the Schengen Agreements Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary to Media Questions about Certain Events in Tallinn President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China on May 22-24 Statement by Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov Regarding the Escalation of Tension in Lebanon President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the CIS heads of state on Victory Day President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Protocol on cooperation between European territorial communities
	Issue of May 2, 2008 (pdf, 42p.) read as a Beginning of Meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg Opening Remarks at Meeting on Economic Issues Beginning of a Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Transcript of Meeting with the Government Cabinet Press Conference following Talks with Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis Excerpts from the Speech at the Ceremony for the Presentation of State Awards President Vladimir Putin thanked Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi for returning to Russia free of charge the property rights to the Russian Orthodox Church complex in the Italian city of Bari. Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis will visit Russia on April 29-30. President Vladimir Putin signed a law making Russia party to the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control President Vladimir Putin has approved amendments to the law on referendums President Vladimir Putin met with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on economic issues Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Angola on the Transfer of Prisoners for ratification Vladimir Putin met with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda The President congratulated Orthodox Christians and Russia's other citizens celebrating the Resurrection of Christ President Vladimir Putin and President-Elect Dmitry Medvedev attended the midnight Easter service President Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II on the Easter celebration President Vladimir Putin amended the list of strategic enterprises and joint-stock companies President Vladimir Putin signed an order allocating money from the Presidential Reserve Fund to repair and restore items at the St. Sergius Metochion in Jerusalem President Vladimir Putin has sent an agreement between Russia and Afghanistan on the transfer of prisoners to serve their sentence to the State Duma for ratification President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao following the railway disaster in Shandong Province President Vladimir Putin signed the Decree on Performance Evaluation of City and Municipal District Local Self-Government The ceremony for the presentation of state awards was held in the Kremlin The lists of Russian and foreign journalists who have accreditation to cover the events in honour of the 63rd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War have been published Vladimir Putin discussed with Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis the potential areas and prospects for Russian-Greek cooperation President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing the Kurchatov Institute National Research Centre President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko following the crash of a "Mi-8" helicopter President Vladimir Putin congratulated Lenfilm and its team on the ninetieth anniversary of the film studio's founding President Vladimir Putin has awarded the Pushkin Medal to two Canadian university professors, Andrei Donskov and Donna Orwin Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov Interview to RIA Novosti in Relation to the Upcoming Meeting of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov with the European Union’s Foreign Policy Troika in Luxembourg Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Holds Talks with Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Store by Telephone Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Talks with Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb, Moscow, April 25, 2008 Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Media Questions Concerning the First Anniversary of the April Events in Tallinn Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov speaks to FRG Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier by Telephone Joint Statement of the EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council Meeting on Freedom, Security and Justice 24-25 April 2008, St. Petersburg President Vladimir Putin met with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, The Kremlin, Moscow, April 25, 2008 President Vladimir Putin signed a law making Russia party to the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Angola on the Transfer of Prisoners for ratification Outcome of the visit to the Russian Federation of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski by Telephone Russian MFA Acting Spokesman Boris Malakhov Interview with RIA Novosti in Relation to Working Visit to Russia of Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Abdallah Al-Qirbi President Vladimir Putin has sent an agreement between Russia and Afghanistan on the transfer of prisoners to serve their sentence to the State Duma for ratification President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao following the railway disaster in Shandong Province Upcoming Ministerial Sessions of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee and the Middle East Quartet, as Well as Meeting of the Six on Iran Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Certain Facts about Tbilisi’s Policy Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding the Shooting Down of a Georgian Spy Plane in the Georgian-Abkhaz Zone of Conflict Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary on Legal Aspects of Recent Russian Initiatives Regarding Abkhazia and South Ossetia Measures to Strengthen the Collective CIS Peace Keeping Force in the Georgian-Abkhaz Zone of Conflict Joint Statement upon the Conclusion of the Inaugural Session of the U.S-Russia Economic Dialogue Press Conference following Talks with Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis, The Kremlin, Moscow, April 29, 2008 Vladimir Putin discussed with Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis the potential areas and prospects for Russian-Greek cooperation, Moscow, April 29, 2008 Working Visit to Luxembourg of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with EU Foreign Policy Troika Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference with Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg, April 29, 2008 Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Questions by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Meeting with the EU Foreign Policy Troika, Luxembourg, April 29, 2008 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr Abdallah Al-Qirbi Transcript of Remarks and Response to a Media Question by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Meeting with Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr Abdallah Al-Qirbi, Moscow, April 30, 2008 Interview of A.I.Denisov, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Published in the Journal “Diplomat”, No. 4, April, 2008 Interview of A.V.Gorban, director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Published in the Journal “Diplomat” No. 4, April, 2008 Transcript of Foreign Minister Lavrov Remarks at Orthodox Easter Reception, Moscow, April 30, 2008 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband
	Issue of April 18, 2008 (pdf, 23p.) read as a Excerpts from Transcript of Meeting with the Government Cabinet Beginning of Meeting with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II Speech at the United Russia Party Congress Closing Address at the United Russia Party Congress Transcript of the Meeting of the 9th United Russia Party Congress Answer to a Journalist’s Question Following Russian-Libyan talks Accreditation of journalists wishing to cover the Russia-European Union summit and the V World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples has begun President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin met with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II Vladimir Putin will lead the United Russia Party On 17-18 April 2008 Vladimir Putin will make a working visit to Italy President Vladimir Putin signed an order on state support in 2008 for non-profit non-governmental organisations taking part in developing civil society institutions Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will make a working visit to Russia on April 25-26, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin arrived in Libya on an official visit Vladimir Putin held talks with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli Vladimir Putin arrived in Italy United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was on a visit to Russia Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin by Telephone Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Masahiko Komura, Moscow, April 14, 2008 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russia Sergey Lavrov Meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Masahiko Komura Full Text of the Interview of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Published in the Newspaper Nikkei (Japan) on April 12, 2008 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ogryzko Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with President of the Storting (Parliament) of Norway Thorbjorn Jagland On 17-18 April 2008 Vladimir Putin will make a working visit to Italy Adoption by UN Security Council of a Resolution Extending the Mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia The Russian President’s Instructions to the Russian Federation Government with Regard to Abkhazia and South Ossetia Replies by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov to Questions from Kuwait News Agency, April 14, 2008 Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding a Media Question Concerning Russian-Ukrainian Consultations on Withdrawal of RF Black Sea Fleet from Ukrainian Territory Statement by Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Regarding Situation in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip Statement by Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Regarding Situation in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip Answer to a Journalist’s Question Following Russian-Libyan talks, Libya, Tripoli, April 17, 2008 Vladimir Putin held talks with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ohryzko, Moscow, April 15, 2008
	Issue of April 11, 2008 (pdf, 14 p.) read as a Beginning of Meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush Press Conference following Russian-U.S. Talks Opening Remarks at a Meeting on Infrastructure Preparation for the XXII Sochi Winter Olympics Excerpts from Transcript of Meeting with the Government Cabinet Beginning of a Meeting with Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergei Lebedev Beginning of a Meeting with the General Secretary of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon Beginning of Meeting with Minister for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief Sergei Shoigu Opening Address at a Meeting on Economic Issues Vladimir Putin met with American President George W. Bush. President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush discussed questions relating to Russian-American cooperation and a number of international political issues President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on infrastructure preparation for the XXII Sochi Winter Olympics President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin visited the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief's new National Crisis Situation Management Centre President Vladimir Putin met with Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergei Lebedev President Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Secretary General of the United Nations Organisation Ban Ki-moon President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin on his 70th birthday and awarded him the Order for Service to the Fatherland III degree Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers Media Questions Relating to the Visit to the Russian Federation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary on the Hague Tribunal’s Acquittal of Ramus Haradinaj Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Serbian Ambassador Stanimir Vukicevic Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary on Media Reports That Former ITFY Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte Is Banned from Attending the Presentation of Her Memoirs Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with an American Jewish Committee Delegation Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Media Reports Concerning Strong-Arm Measures the International Presences in Kosovo Are Preparing Against Kosovo Serbs
	Issue of April 4, 2008 (pdf, 14 p.) read as a Concerning Anti-Islam Video Film Interview of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Published in the Newspaper Izvestia on March 31, 2008 Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary on NATO’s Statement on Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Outcome of the Russian Federation’s Presidency of the UN Security Council Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary in Connection with Mikhail Saakashvili’s Interview Published in the Newspaper Kommersant on March 31, 2008 Extracts from Transcript of Meeting with the Cabinet Beginning of the Working Meeting with Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Sergei Shoigu Beginning of the Meeting with Members of an Italian Business Delegation President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister for Education and Science Andrei Fursenko Vladimir Putin sent a greeting to the participants in the meeting of the heads of states and governments of the League of Arab States that is taking place 29-30 March 2008 in Damascus, Syria President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law on Russia's accession to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities for the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission President Vladimir Putin signed a law extending the terms of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Russia and the European Union to Bulgaria and Romania President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law on Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway on Delimitation of the Maritime Border in the Varanger Fjord District Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Civil Defense, Extraordinary Situations and Disaster Relief Sergei Shoigu President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Chairman of the State Council and Council of Ministers of Cuba Raul Castro in connection with the latest meeting of the Russian-Cuban Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic and Science and Technology Cooperation taking place in Havana President Vladimir Putin met with the members of an Italian business delegation Vladimir Putin met with President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Peter Loescher To mark the Day of Unity between the Peoples of Russia and Belarus, President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and sent his greetings to the participants in an official meeting celebrating the occasion President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Bucharest
	Issue of March 28, 2008 (pdf, 8 p.) read as a Excerpts from the Transcript of the Meeting with Members of the Government Cabinet Beginning of a Meeting with President-elect of Armenia Serzh Sarkisyan Beginning of the Meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Joint Press Conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak following Russian-Egyptian Talks President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Friendship to American and Finnish public figures President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin met with President-elect of Armenia Serzh Sarkisyan President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki Vladimir Putin met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak President Vladimir Putin met with President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yury Osipov Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on Long-Term Neighbourly Relations, Friendship and Cooperation between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On Creating a Fund to Help Children in Difficult Situations” Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Aleksei Borodavkin Deputy Foreign Minister, thereby relieving Aleksandr Losiukov of his duties
	Issue of March 21, 2008 (pdf, 12 p.) read as a Excerpts from the Transcript of a Meeting with Members of the Government Cabinet Opening Remarks at the Meeting on Economic Issues Beginning of the Meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and U.S. Defence Minister Robert Gates Vladimir Putin congratulated the participants of a ski expedition on being the first in history to reach the North Pole during the arctic night Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II following the passing of First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on economic issues Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and U.S. Defense Minister Robert Gates Vladimir Putin congratulated Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on his Socialist Party's victory in Spain's general election Vladimir Putin congratulated Hu Jintao on his re-election as President of the People's Republic of China President Vladimir Putin congratulated the staff of the State Russian Museum on the 110th anniversary of its founding President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian Federation national biathlon team members Ivan Tcherezov and Svetlana Sleptsova on their victory in the Biathlon World Cup final President-elect of Armenia Serge Sarkisian will visit Russia on 23-24 March Vladimir Putin congratulated the V.V.Andreyev Russian State Academic Orchestra on its 120th anniversary President Vladimir Putin discussed the prospects for the development of the space sector with First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov (on the left) and head of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Anatoly Perminov President Vladimir Putin signed a law that remedies the present shortcomings with regards to the regime for taking legal action against persons who benefit from immunity in Russian territory Vladimir Putin signed a decree outlining the steps by which Rosatom, a public atomic energy corporation, will be created Concerning UN General Assembly Resolution on Situation in Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Developments in Tibet Autonomous Region of PRC Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding a Question from Russian Media Concerning One More Event Staged by Former SS Men in Riga Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Transnistrian President Igor Smirnov Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Libyan Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation Minister Abdel Shalqam by Telephone Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference with Russian Minister of Defense Anatoliy Serdyukov, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates After the Russian-American Two Plus Two Meeting, Moscow Interview of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Published in the Newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta on March 18, 2008
	Issue of March 14, 2008 (pdf, 14 p.) read as a Beginning of the Meeting with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel Press Conference following Talks with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel Beginning of Meeting with State Duma Leadership and Faction Leaders Vladimir Putin met with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President-elect of Armenia Serzh Sarkisyan Vladimir Putin and President-Elect Dmitry Medvedev met with State Duma Leadership and Faction Leaders President Vladimir Putin met with young prize winners of international music competitions and participants in the St Petersburg House of Music's programmes Vladimir Putin congratulated the personnel at Proton-PM, a specialised rocket production company, on the company's 50th anniversary Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao Vladimir Putin sent a message of greeting to the participants and guests of the 11th Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit that is taking place on 13-14 March 2008 in Dakar, Republic of Senegal Statement by Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Regarding the Situation in the Middle East Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Question from RIA Novosti Concerning Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov’s Upcoming Participation in the XI Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Seventh Session of the Russian-French Cooperation Council on Security Issues Involving the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Two Countries Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference Following Seventh Session of the Russian-French Cooperation Council on Security Issues Involving the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Two Countries, Paris, March 11, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the Presentation Ceremony of Pushkin Medals to French Public Figures and Russian Scholar/Teachers F. Duchene, F. Contou, E. Mela and M. Aucouturier, Paris, March 11, 2008 Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Media Question Regarding Decision by the Israeli Government to Build New Housing Units in Givat Ze’ev Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding US State Department’s Report on Human Rights Practices Around the World Working Visit to Moscow of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
	Issue of March 7, 2008 (pdf, 13 p.) read as a Speeches by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev at a Concert following Voting in the Russian Presidential Election Excerpts from the Transcript of a Meeting with the Government Cabinet Beginning of Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Russia William Burns Beginning of Meeting with the Governor of the Kaliningrad Region Georgy Boos Beginning of Meeting with the Plenipotentiary Presidential Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District Oleg Safonov President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants at an official reception celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of U.S. pianist Van Klibern's victory in the I International Tchaikovsky Competition President Vladimir Putin voted in the Russian presidential election Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev came to the concert “I Choose Russia!” President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet 6 President Vladimir Putin met with Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko President Vladimir Putin brought in the Protocol to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons to the State Duma for Ratification Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel will visit Russia on 8 March 2008 President Vladimir Putin awarded the Pushkin Medal to a number of scientific and cultural figures for their great contribution to strengthening Russian-French cooperation President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the Missions and Representatives of the Federal Migration Service Abroad” President Vladimir Putin met with the U.S. ambassador to Russia, William Burns Vladimir Putin signed a law on the ratification of the Treaty Between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Angola on the Transfer of Prisoners Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United Mexican States on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Vladimir Putin signed a law on the ratification of the Convention Between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Morocco on the Transfer of Prisoners President Vladimir Putin met with the Plenipotentiary Presidential Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District, Oleg Safonov President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Governor of the Kaliningrad Region, Georgy Boos President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Armenian President Robert Kocharian Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Act of Vandalism against Monument to Soviet Liberator Soldier in Czech City of Brno Statement by Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Regarding Further Escalation around Gaza Strip Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Media Question Regarding Inaugural Session of International Steering Group for Kosovo Concerning Humanitarian Assistance to the Region of Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova Adoption by UN Security Council of Resolution on Iranian Nuclear Program Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Media Question on the Situation in Kosovo Statement in Explanation of Vote by Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, on the Draft Security Council Resolution on Nonproliferation (Iran) Russian Federation Withdraws from Regime of Restrictions Established in 1996 for Abkhazia Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov Speaks by Telephone to Javier Solana, European Union Council Secretary General and High Representative for the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy Statement of Ambassador Valeriy V.Loschinin Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva at the General Segment of the 7-th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, 5 March, 2008
	Issue of February 29, 2008 (pdf, 3 p.) read as a Vladimir Putin congratulated Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on the occasion of his 54th birthday Marking Defender of the Fatherland Day, President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin Wall Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding a Fresh Act of Vandalism in Western Ukraine Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding a Media Question Concerning Remarks of US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns on Kosovo Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Javier Solana, European Union Council Secretary General and High Representative for the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy, by Telephone Russian MFA Commentary on Some Recent Remarks by the Georgian Side Concerning the Unsettled Conflicts
	Issue of February 22, 2008 (pdf, 15 p.) read as a Statement by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Kosovo Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Interview with RIA Novosti on the Visit to Russia of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ali Babajan Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Brazilian External Relations Minister Celso Amorim by Telephone Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Speaks to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Telephone MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Media Question on Kosovo Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babajan Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babajan, Moscow, February 20, 2008 MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Media Question Regarding Denial of a Russian Visa to Human Rights Watch Director Kenneth Roth Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets with Chairman of the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom Maurice Greenberg and Center President Dimitri Simes Speech given at the Ceremony for Awarding the Laureus World Sports Awards Speech at the Reception to Honour the Winners of the Laureus Academy's World Sports Awards Beginning of the Meeting with President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika Speech at a Meeting of the United Aircraft Corporation Beginning of a Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko Beginning of Meeting with President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili Beginning of Meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev Beginning of the Meeting with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin Beginning of Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev Beginning of the Meeting with the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmon President Vladimir Putin took part in the awards ceremony for the Laureus World Sports Academy for the world's outstanding athletes Russian President Vladimir Putin and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika held talks in the Kremlin President Vladimir Putin inspected the Russian aircraft manufacturing industry's latest developments President Vladimir Putin met with employees of the United Aircraft Corporation President Vladimir Putin congratulated Serzh Sarkisian on his victory in Armenia's presidential election Vladimir Putin met with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Putin met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President Vladimir Putin met with President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili President Vladimir Putin met with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev The heads of state of the CIS countries held their sixteenth summit
	Issue of February 15, 2008 (pdf, 44 p.) read as a Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Meet EU Foreign Policy Troika in Ljubljana Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari Transition to Subsequent Phases of the Roadmap for Political Change in Myanmar Visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Geneva Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel Transcript of Remarks by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the Myrdal Lecture, Geneva, February 12, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the Plenary Session of the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, February 12, 2008 Transcript of Press Conference by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (Geneva, February 12, 2008) Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets UNECE Executive Secretary Marek Belka Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets Juan Somavia, Director General of the International Labor Office On the Statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Holds Talks with Micheline Calmy-Rey, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets EU Foreign Policy Troika Treaty on the prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space, the threat or use of force against outer space objects “Basic elements of an international legally-binding arrangement on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range (ground-launched) missiles, open for broad international accession” Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference After Meeting with the EU’s Foreign Policy Troika Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets Presidents Sergey Bagapsh of Abkhazia and Eduard Kokoity of South Ossetia Speech at a Gala Evening to Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Gazprom’s Incorporation Beginning of Meeting with King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Transcript of Meeting with the Government Cabinet Press Conference following Talks with President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko Beginning of the Meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Beginning of Meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Commission Beginning of the Meeting with Vladimir Lukin, the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Transcript of Annual Big Press Conference Beginning of Meeting with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal President Vladimir Putin met with King Abdullah II of Jordan President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin congratulates Gazprom staff and veterans of the gas industry on the occasion of Gazprom's 15th anniversary Vladimir Putin sent a greeting to the participants, organisers and guests of the Festival of Russian Culture in India Vladimir Putin sent a message to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the opening of the Year of Russia in India Vladimir Putin held talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko President Vladimir Putin met with Vladimir Lukin, the ombudsman for human rights in the Russian Federation The President's annual press conference for the Russian and foreign media took place in the Kremlin President Vladimir Putin met with the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal
	Issue of February 8, 2008 (pdf, 12 p.) read as a Beginning of Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko Beginning of Talks with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Answering journalists' questions after examining part of the highway that is being built around the city Opening Remarks at a Meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport, Excellence in Sports, and the Preparation and Realization of the 2014 XXII Winter Olympics and XI Paralympics in Sochi Press Statements following Talks between Russia and Uzbekistan President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants in the First International Pavel Lisitsian Baritone Competition President Vladimir Putin met with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko Vladimir Putin visited the troops deployed in Dagestan, Karachaevo-Cherkesia and Kabardino-Balkaria Vladimir Putin will meet with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on 8 February 2008 Vladimir Putin held a session of the Council for the Development of Sport and the Preparation of the 2014 Olympic Games Vladimir Putin examined part of the highway that is being built around the city President Vladimir Putin attended a volleyball match between the 'Stars of Russia' team and the 'Stars of the World' team President Vladimir Putin met with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov The list of journalists who have received accreditation to cover the President of Russia's annual press conference as well as information for media representatives arriving at the Kremlin on 14 February 2008 has been published Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding US Court’s Sentencing of Former Chairman of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions Vladimir V. Kuznetsov Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin’s RIA Novosti Interview in Relation to the Upcoming Diplomatic Worker’s Day Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko Meets EU Troika Ambassadors Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Media Question Regarding ODIHR Position on Monitoring Presidential Elections in Russian Federation
	Issue of February 1, 2008 (pdf, 12 p.) read as a Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit by Telephone Statement by Mikhail Kamynin, Spokesman for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Kosovo Settlement Russian MFA Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin Answers a Media Question Regarding Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili’s Interview with EuroNews Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Walid Jumblatt, a Leading Member of the Lebanese Parliament Majority Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Raisa Bogatyryova, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council On the Visit of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov to Belarus and on the Joint Session of the Collegiums of the Russian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries Excerpts from Transcript of Meeting with the Government Cabinet Beginning of the Meeting of the Security Council to discuss Russia's Environmental Security Speech at an Enlarged Session of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Presidium Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to the leadership of the Republic of India on the occasion of the national holiday, Republic Day Vladimir Putin met with Russia's recently appointed Permanent Representative to NATO Dmitrii Rogozin President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin inspected models of new military uniforms for the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President Carolos Papoulias of Greece on the death of the head of Greek Orthodox Church, his Beautitude the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Christodoulos President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Security Council to discuss Russia's environmental security President Vladimir Putin congratulated Maria Sharapova on her victory at the Australian Open tennis tournament President Vladimir Putin took part in an enlarged session of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Presidium
	Issue of January 25, 2008 (pdf, 12 p.) read as a President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet President Vladimir Putin met with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin President Vladimir Putin met with Partriarch of Moscow and All-Russia Aleksei II and the winners of the Public International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of high-tech medical care Excerpts from Transcript of Meeting with the Government Cabinet Beginning of the Meeting with President of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin Speech at a Meeting concerning the Development of High-Tech Medical Care for Russia President Vladimir Putin will meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic and Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on January 25, 2008 Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Polish President Lech Kaczynski in connection with the crash of the military plane Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Audit Chamber Sergei Stepashin Vladimir Putin personally congratulated conductor Yuri Bashmet on the occasion of his 55th birthday Working Visit to the Russian Federation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets Lee Jae-oh, Special Envoy of South Korean President-Elect Lee Myung-bak Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference After His Meeting with Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Speaks to Hamas Politbureau Chief Khaled Mashaal by Telephone Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov visits Georgia Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding a Media Question Concerning Ukrainian Leadership’s Letter Requesting NATO Membership Action Plan Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Attends Presentation Ceremony of 2007 International Orthodox Unity Fund Prizes for Outstanding Work in Promoting Orthodox Unity Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov Speaks by Telephone to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ahmed Aboul Gheit Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Attends Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Six on Iranian Nuclear Program in Berlin Transcript of Remarks by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Meeting with Members of Russian Media after Six-nation FM Meeting on Iranian Nuclear Program, Berlin, January 22, 2008 Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at a Press Conference on the Foreign Policy Outcomes of 2007, Russian MFA Press Center, January 23, 2008 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Slavic States’ Ambassadors Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Vuk Jeremic
	Issue of January 18, 2008 (pdf, 11 p.) read as a President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet Vladimir Putin met with members of the House Council of the Federation Council President Putin and Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov officially opened the Year of Russia in Bulgaria Vladimir Putin met with President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Rene van der Linden Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on preparations for the President’s upcoming official visit to Bulgaria Speech at a Meeting with the Members of the House Council of the Federation Council Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Year of Russia in Bulgaria Meeting with President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Rene van der Linden Russia and Bulgaria: the Long-Standing Tradition of Friendship and Today’s Challenges President Vladimir Putin attended a church service at the Valdai Monastery's Iversky Cathedral President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mikhail Saakashvili on his re-election to the post of President of Georgia President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President and Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank Andrei Kostin President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of oil company Lukoil Vagit Alekperov President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov President Vladimir Putin congratulated Islam Karimov on his inauguration as President of Uzbekistan President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev following the accident at the Abaiskaya mine The Article by Alexander M.Kramarenko, Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the MFA, Published by The Moscow Times on January 11, 2008 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Telephone Conversation between Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and Song Min-soon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea Conversation Between Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Nurtai Abykaev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Moscow
	Issue of December 28, 2007 (pdf, 9 p.) read as a Transcript of the Meeting with Members of Russia’s Constitutional Court Speech at the Opening Ceremony for the Year of the Family in Russia Opening Address at the Concluding Government Meeting of 2007 Vladimir Putin met with the judges of Russia's Constitutional