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We have carefully analysed the Fourth Report of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) on the Use of Chemical Weapons in

On 19-22 September 2016, Skolkovo Innovation Center in partnership with MSU Science Park and Technopark Strogino host the 33rd IASP Annual World Conference

On May 23, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Secretary’s initiative.

On 2-3 June 2016, the Skolkovo Innovation Centre will host the fourth Startup Village open-air festival

On April 12, the US Department of State submitted to Congress its annual Report on Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments.

In 2016 alone, three mustard gas attacks have already taken place, and the Jaysh al-Islam group has recently used chlorine. Will Russia call on the UN Security Council to condemn the use of chemical weapons by terrorists?

I’ll start with the schedule of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During the negotiations on April 4, Mr Lavrov and Andrei Galbur, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, plan to review opportunities for enhancing multi-faceted Russian-Moldovan cooperation.

A series of coordinated terrorist attacks were staged in the Brussels Airport and the metro in the morning of March 22. According to incoming reports, at least 26 people were killed and dozens wounded. These figures are being continuously updated.

The Foreign Ministry would like to express condolences to the governments of Ukraine, India, Spain, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Colombia, the Seychelles Islands and Uzbekistan, whose citizens were killed in the March 19, 2016 air crash at the Rostov-on-Don airport.

On March 16, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke over the telephone with US Secretary of State John Kerry on US initiative...