Sergei Lavrov Quotes

There is a lot of juggling between NATO commitment and domestic politics in most countries [belonging to NATO.]

As a member and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee during the 2000s, I met with civilian and military officials in Kurdistan, Libya, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and Yemen. They shared many of the same international defense priorities as the United States. We acknowledged our differences, but we worked from where we found common ground.

I served in the Navy in Europe and know firsthand the importance of our NATO partners.

Today Russia announced that it will join America's fight with the terror group ISIS. Then Putin said, "But I did not say which side.

We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.

We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts.

All the Baltic countries have been steadfast in support of allies of the United States since they gained their independence following the fall of the Soviet Union and have continued to be supportive in the ongoing war on terror.

When President Obama visited Japan, we were able to confirm that our alliance is playing a leading role in ensuring a peaceful and prosperous Asia-Pacific.

United States is a great Country and has its effective role on the international arena, so we have to boost our relations with it, in order to achieve peace and stability in our region and the world.

China and India's relationship is gradually developing.

Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that.

We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability.

Today, bilateral relations with Britain are excellent, with cooperation in many areas and both countries continuing to work on strengthening these ties.

I think overall our national security is strengthened if we are able to make the decisions that we need and the alliances that we believe in outside the current structures of the European Union.

The United States depends on South Korea and Japan to help promote American values in East Asia.

We should have a good working friendship with the United States.

I would be delighted if the United States could have a positive relationship with Russia, and I would be thrilled if the Russian people, who are so capable, had a normal country that they could chart a different future.

A strong, unwavering relationship between the U.S. and its allies Japan and South Korea is necessary for the national and economic security of all three countries.

I want to show a new vector of policy that will be there when I will become a president. And my vector is friendship with America and friendship with European Union.

I am a personal advocate of strong ties between India and Israel, so I am very happy to see that our relations are progressing so well in all fields of our engagement.

Our freedom, our prosperity and our security depend on a proper respect for the fortune of our neighbours, allies and old friends.

If any part of the U.S. armed forces, which is the biggest armed forces in the world, was withdrawn from Europe, that would be very detrimental to European security.

[We] are focused on protecting and defending our common security and upholding a rules-based order that undergirds the peace and prosperity of the region and the world. In this work, we are grateful for our continued partnership with Singapore.

ISIS is the near-term threat, and that the longer - or the mid-term challenge is managing the rise of China. There's some evidence that that's the thinking of the [Donald Trump] administration. That's a perfectly reasonable approach. Well, if that's the case, then you surely want to have a united West to deal with both, and you want to have Russia alongside, but maybe not this Russia while it's busy trying to undermine your chief asset, which is a united West.

We continue to stand united with Germany and our NATO allies in our ongoing efforts to build peace and stability in Afghanistan.