Lavrov: Moscow against " primitive " confrontation of Russia and the West

Moscow opposes sliding into " primitive " straightforward confrontation between Russia and the West to counter global threats required the collective efforts of countries, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov..

" Despite the unfriendly actions of Western partners, we remain against sliding in the direction of primitive schema straightforward confrontation between Russia and the West. Russia is ready to continue to make a constructive contribution to resolving transboundary issues, of course, mutually respectful, equitable basis, " he said in an interview to the magazine.

according to him, due to the fact that began the Ukrainian crisis, global challenges will Not disappear." It is enough to mention this to the war waged by extremists in the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, about the situation in Afghanistan. And let's not forget the crises in Africa: we already came to the aid of the EU in Chad and the Central African Republic, jointly worked against piracy, " Lavrov stresses.

The Minister drew attention that only a collective effort has the ability to be organized effectively counter such challenges as terrorism, narcotics industry, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, illegal migration, and fix climate and much more.

" The refusal of interaction is Not an option in relations between Russia and the West, neither for us nor for them. However, it is clear that to the previous, insincere about Russia, full of double-standards model of the relationship of return probably will Not, " said he.


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