Russia and Ukraine are close to reaching an agreement on the clearance of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessel movements outside their bases, the Ukrainian website zn.ua reported on March 2, citing sources familiar with the talks.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  External Relations  |  from jamestown.org

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev started his visit to Brazil on Wednesday, February 20th. Medvedev had a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Due to the injury that Rousseff received at the carnival, the Brazilian president was wearing only one shoe. On her other foot, Rousseff had a rubber sandal, which gave an informal touch to the official meeting.

• Date: 21.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 21.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from pravda.ru

Russia will continue its active role in the political and diplomatic settlement of conflicts in the CIS area.

• Date: 19.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 19.02.2013  |  Security  |  from news.az

A strategic partnership”: So Iran and Russia describe the series of security, economic and cultural agreements they’ve signed together in the past few weeks.

• Date: 14.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from nypost.com

Russia will continue deliveries of arms to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his armed forces, the head of the state weapons exporter said on Wednesday, despite the Middle Eastern country's civil war.

• Date: 13.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Russian and Kazakh experts and relevant departments have reconciled positions on the Baikonur spaceport, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev said

• Date: 08.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 08.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from interfax.co.uk

Ukraine considers OSCE as being a unique platform for dialogue between the parties of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Alexander Mishchenko said at a briefing in connection with the 21st Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations on Wednesday.

• Date: 06.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 06.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held his first direct talks with Syria's opposition leader in Germany on Saturday, amid a renewed global push to iron out sharp differences over how to end the conflict in Syria.

• Date: 02.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 02.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from bangkokpost.com