No international isolation of the Russian Federation in favor of Washington cannot be and speeches.
The proof unexpectedly became a briefing for foreign correspondents, who held the Deputy head of the press service of the state Department of the United States Marie Harf.
Most of the questions at the press briefing way or another concerned the Russian Federation, moreover not only in the context of the crisis on Ukraine. Reporters were interested in the opinion of the United States about the development of relations of Moscow with their States and regions. So, Columbia reporter recalled occurred not so long ago "great trip" of the President of Russia in Latin America. The view was also expressed that the Russian Favoryt "was warmly met in Argentina and Brazil", that he was a meeting even with the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, "a great friend of the USA".
To the question about how all of this ties up with the "permanent reasoning of the United States on the financial and political isolation of Russia", Harf said, "Well, we're really talking about the isolation of Russia, but, as I just mentioned, we are working with Russia Of The Russian Federation. Not so long ago I was in negotiations with Iran, and we Russians sat on 1 side of the negotiating table."
"We do not think that such things are mutually exclusive, and think that other Nations can and must pursue a strong relationship with Russia, " said the adept, the us state Department. - And we are working with them on many issues".
A little later a Japanese reporter recalled about the projects of the Russian President's visit to Japan, on the ongoing preparation of a peace Treaty and the settlement on the settlement of territorial disputes. He wondered whether all this in Washington, and he replied: "We Express the view that Japan should have good relations with neighbors. Japan - 1 of our closest supporters in the world. And we will continue to work together".
In early briefing South Korean correspondent asked to comment on statements by a former assistant Barack Obama's national security, General James Jones on "seismic shift" in us-Russian relations. In response Harf said that the current administration of the United States "from the beginning" to build relations with Russia on the type of preparedness and cooperation, "when it is possible", and to the differences when they are formed. To confirm she again referred to the talks with Iran in Vienna, where not so long ago went.
Regarding foreign policy in General, said the diplomat, the state Department "from the very beginning engaged resumption of partnership and allied relations of the United States around the world." And on the request of another journalist called the greatest the triumph of the present authorities of the United States in purchasing the latest friends referred to the same negotiations of the six international mediators and on the drafting of a broad coalition to sanctions pressure on Tehran. But such an example of "friendship with one against the other", looks, of course, suspiciously, according to "Russian newspaper".
The briefing showed that friendship with the United States often leaves their allies sideways. A journalist from Poland was asked to comment on the decision of the European court for civil rights in Strasbourg, which recognized Warsaw guilty that she could help Washington "to organise secret CIA prisons, where inhabitants of our planet tortured". "What is your attitude to that precedent that Poland attracted to charge for this, but in the USA no one even has not filed charges?" - asked the journalist. This was the only question that Harf - without hyperlinks on the ignorance of the subject - reply flatly denied.
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