Constitutional Reform Crucial To Overcoming Crisis In Ukraine, Says Lavrov
Russia will insist all Ukrainian political forces and regions be invited to take part in the constitutional reform, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports. All Ukrainian regions should have equal rights to make the constitutional reform comprehensive, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “We are sure that all Ukrainian regions should have equal rights to make the constitutional reform comprehensive. The reform is indispensable for normalizing the situation and overcoming the deep crisis,” he added.
“We often hear our US and European colleagues say the reform has begun. In early March the Verkhovna Rada set up a special commission on the constitutional reform,” Lavrov said.
“But all of our attempts to find out something about its activity have led nowhere,” he said.
Kiev and West should not make a problem out of military drills in Rostov region – Lavrov
Authorities in Kiev and West should not make a problem out of military drills in Rostov region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
Armed forces units involved in Rostov region drills to return to their permanent bases after thei accomplish their tasks – Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on the new Ukrainian authorities and Western countries not to make a problem out of the Russian Armed Forces’ exercises in the Rostov region, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
“There are no restrictions on any movements of military units within the territory of the Russian Federation, and our Western partners recognize the absence of any problems there in terms of the law. I would not exaggerate this topic, as the current Ukrainian authorities and their
sponsors in the West are trying to do now,” Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow on Thursday.
Ukrainian constitutional process must involve all regions, political forces – Lavrov
Russia will insist on the involvement of all political forces and all regions in the Ukrainian constitutional reform, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow on Thursday, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
“We are confident that all regions without exception should partake in the reform and enjoy an equal vote in order to make this constitutional reform not something cosmetic but truly comprehensive, which is necessary for normalization in Ukraine and settlement of the domestic crisis,” Lavrov stated.
Lavrov : Russia asks NATO to explain its plans to mount military presence in Eastern Europe, expects detailed answer
Russia is waiting for NATO explanations about the consistency of its mounting activity in East European countries with Russia-NATO legal documents, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.”We have posed these questions to the North Atlantic Alliance. We are expecting not just any answer but an answer fully respectful of the rules we have coordinated,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference after negotiations with his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov.
Russia is waiting for NATO explanations about the consistency of its mounting activity in East European countries with Russia-NATO legal documents.
“We have posed these questions to the North Atlantic Alliance. We are expecting not just any answer but an answer fully respectful of the rules we have coordinated,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference after negotiations with his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov.
Russia expects NATO to respect bilateral agreements – Lavrov
Russia expects explanations from NATO of its decision to deploy additional troops in East European states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
“Russia-NATO relations are based on certain rules, particularly the Rome Declaration, under which no country has a right to deploy additional troops in East European states,” Lavrov said after talks with Kazakhstani counterpart Yerlan Idrisov on Thursday.
Kiev and West should not make a problem out of military drills in Rostov region – Lavrov
Authorities in Kiev and West should not make a problem out of military drills in Rostov region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
Armed forces units involved in Rostov region drills to return to their permanent bases after thei accomplish their tasks – Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on the new Ukrainian authorities and Western countries not to make a problem out of the Russian Armed Forces’ exercises in the Rostov region, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
“There are no restrictions on any movements of military units within the territory of the Russian Federation, and our Western partners recognize the absence of any problems there in terms of the law. I would not exaggerate this topic, as the current Ukrainian authorities and their sponsors in the West are trying to do now,” Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow on Thursday.
Ukrainian constitutional process must involve all regions, political forces, says Lavrov
Russia will insist on the involvement of all political forces and all regions in the Ukrainian constitutional reform, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow on Thursday, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
“We are confident that all regions without exception should partake in the reform and enjoy an equal vote in order to make this constitutional reform not something cosmetic but truly comprehensive, which is necessary for normalization in Ukraine and settlement of the domestic crisis,” Lavrov stated.
Russia, Kazakhstan believe extremist activity in Ukraine must be stopped – Lavrov
Russia and Kazakhstan support the need of constitutional reforms in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Kazakhstan’s foreign minister on Thursday in Moscow, the Voice of Russia correspondent Kira Kalinina reports.
‘Of course we discussed the developing situation in Ukraine. We have similar approaches that the activity by extremists needs to be stopped, help is needed in normalizing the situation in Ukraine, and we support holding an overall constitutional reform taking into account all of the regions,’ Lavrov said.
We, along with our Kazakh friends, hope that objective and impartial activity by the OSCE’s monitoring mission will add to removing the Ukrainian crisis, help in the observance of the rights and freedom of all residents of the country, including ethnic and language minorities,’ he said.
Source: Voice Of Russia
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