Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office in Geneva

STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR VALERY LOSHCHININ, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT AT THE PLENARY MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT “PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE (PAROS)”, GENEVA, 8 FEBRUARY 2011 STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR VALERY LOSHCHININ, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT AT THE PLENARY MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT,GENEVA, 27 JANUARY 2011 Statement by Ambassador Valery Loshchinin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the informal consultations on the review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council, Bangkok, 10 December 2010 Statement by Ambassador Valery Loshchinin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the informal consultations on the review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council, Bangkok, 9 December 2010 STATEMENT BY H.E. AMBASSADOR VALERY LOSHCHININ, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AT THE MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPONS CONVENTION, Geneva, 6 December 2010

STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR VALERY LOSHCHININ, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN GENEVA, AT THE SEMINAR: “PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE”, Geneva, 11 November 2010 Statement of Ambassador Valery Loshchinin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, at the 14^th session of the Human Rights Council, 15 June 2010 STATEMENT BY H.E. AMBASSADOR VALERY LOSHCHININ AT THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT, Geneva, 2 February 2010

Press Bulletin #16 03.10.2011
INTERVIEW OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV TO CHANNEL ONE, ROSSIYA AND NTV TELEVISION CHANNELS
(GORKI, MOSCOW REGION, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011)

GENERAL DIRECTOR OF CHANNEL ONE KONSTANTIN ERNST:Mr President, last week the big domestic political news that everyone had long been waiting for finally took place at the United Russia party congress, when you proposed that Vladimir Putin run for the office of president in next year’s election. Many people wonder what exactly motivated this decision of yours. Your public confidence ratings are high. You are a young and active politician with a good reputation. So, what was the main motive behind your decision? Usually, whoever holds the president’s office makes use of the opportunity to run for a second term. You are in politics, and politicians are ambitious people, so, how do you explain your ambitions here?

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: My biggest ambition is to be of use to my country and people. I know this might sound rather high-flown, but it is the honest truth. If you have no ambitions, politics is not really the place for you, and you’d be better off putting your efforts into something other than political activity and state administration.

Press Bulletin #15 13.09.2011
NEWS CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV WITH PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN DAVID CAMERON FOLLOWING RUSSIAN-BRITISH TALKS
(THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011)

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Ladies and gentlemen, members of the press,
Prime Minister of Great Britain David Cameron and I have just finished our talks. Their main result was probably that we have taken an important step towards ensuring that we have a high level of constructive and fruitful relations that reflect the state of our countries and societies today. This is without exaggeration an important event in our bilateral ties, and I hope it will contribute to developments at the overall European level too.

Press Bulletin #14 05.09.2011
ANNIVERSARY CIS SUMMIT TOOK PLACE IN TAJIK CAPITAL
(DUSHANBE, SEPTEMBER 3, 2011)

The CIS leaders took stock of 20 years of cooperation. After the talks, CIS heads of state adopted a package of documents on cooperation within the CIS, as well as an agreement to perpetuate the memory of the Commonwealth nations that fought in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Press Bulletin #13 18.07.2011
MEETING OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV WITH PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND MICHELINE CALMY-REY
(KOLOMNA, JULY 13, 2011)

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey took part in the ceremony inaugurating the new Shchurovsky Cement Plant in Moscow Region. The plant is owned by Swiss Holcim Group, and around 500 million euros were invested in its modernisation.

Press Bulletin #12 20.06.2011
STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION VLADIMIR PUTIN AT THE 100TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
(GENEVA, JUNE 15, 2011)

I am very grateful to the director-general of the International Labour Organisation for his invitation. I would like to welcome all the participants in the 100th session of the International Labour Conference. It is a great honour for me to address this representative assembly and share my views on some of the latest economic and social trends.

First of all, I would like to point out the crucial role that the International Labour Organisation plays as one of the oldest and most influential institutions in the international arena. Under a spectrum of political conditions, throughout economic slowdowns and recoveries, the organisation has consistently protected the interests of workers and their right to fair and safe labour conditions and stable social security.

Press Bulletin #07 24.04.2011
Memorial events in Chernobyl (Ukraine, APRIL 26, 2011)

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych took part in memorial events on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: President Hu Jintao, President Zuma, President Rousseff, Prime Minister Singh, Ladies and gentlemen,
First of all I would like to thank President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Hu Jintao for his hospitality and the excellent organisation of the summit. Here in Sanya, which is actually one of the most beautiful parts of China and in the past 15 years has become a world-class resort, we have worked well and achieved important results.

Press Bulletin #05 22.03.2011
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV ON THE SITUATION IN LIBYA (MARCH 21, 2011)

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: I want to say a few words regarding the situation in Libya. The Russian Federation hoped from the start that Libya’s internal problems could be settled through peaceful means. We followed developments there as closely as possible and resolutely condemned the actions of the Libyan authorities and Libyan leader with regard to their own people.

Press Bulletin #04 10.03.2011
MEETING OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV WITH VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JOSEPH BIDEN (GORKI, MOSCOW REGION, MARCH 9, 2011)

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Mr Vice President, I am happy to be meeting with you again.

Last year, we were able to make a lot of progress in the relations between the United States of America and the Russian Federation. This past year was successful, including the ratification of the new START treaty, which was a significant event for all of us. I think that the President and I did some good work and I would like to say that your participation in this process was also quite successful. For that, I want to thank you.

Press Bulletin #03 21.02.2011
RUSSIAN-ITALIAN TALKS (ROME, FEBRUARY 16, 2011)

The Presidents gave special attention to cooperation in the humanitarian sector and to cultural cooperation between Russia and Italy, particularly the upcoming Year of Russian Culture and Language in Italy and Year of Italian Culture and Language in Russia, which will include over 500 planned events.

Press Bulletin #02 01.02.2011
INTERVIEW OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV TO BLOOMBERG TELEVISION (DAVOS, JANUARY 27, 2011)

RYAN CHILCOTE, BLOOMBERG TELEVISION: Mr President, thank you very much for joining us. You want to turn Russia into a modern country. You've got McDonalds. You've got shopping malls. You've got sushi. What's missing?

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: What’s missing? More common things like infrastructure, business infrastructure, and legislation to properly regulate that business activity are missing. The official establishment, the bureaucracy, lack proper legal consciousness. And a well-developed judicial system is missing. Once we have all that, and provided there is no corruption, it would mean that Russia is ready to steam ahead along its modernisation track.

Press Bulletin #01 01.02.2011
OPENING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV TO THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS (DAVOS, JANUARY 26, 2011)

The President spoke about his views of the situation in Russia and the world, the main principles of Russia’s modernisation strategy, and presented a number of Russia’s specific proposals and initiatives.

Dmitry Medvedev began his speech by addressing the tragedy that has shaken Russian society: the terrorist attack at Domodedovo Airport. Noting that globalisation has made the world more interdependent, Mr Medvedev highlighted the need to create a global security system that is equal for all states, emphasising the necessity to do everything for sustainable, safe and fair global development.