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FOR MANY DECADES, Africa was and still largely is a continent "full of problems." The problems of resolving existing conflicts and preventing new ones, and eradicating poverty, disease, social inequality, and illiteracy have always been especially acute in the African agenda. By no means all of them are resolved, or resolved to completion. But recent signs from the African South bear witness to an optimistic and ambitious vision for its future. RSA as the most economically developed country in Africa, projecting itself as a regional leader, generates political impulses aimed at strengthening Africa's overall position in the world, promoting regional integration and consolidating African identity as such.
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IN ANTIQUITY, all armies had listening sentries who put ears to the ground to discern the stamping of hooves of an approaching enemy; later, they were monitoring radio exchange or trying to catch the noise of approaching airplanes. Today, it looks like the fast changing world is missing such real pros. However, there is no shortage of fortune tellers, soothsayers and financial analysts who are no better than psychics and astrologists.
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RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY, determined by the President, is carried out on the basis of the Concept of Foreign Policy (last revised: 2008). The concept articulates the following main goals that guide its foreign policy activities, a mega task for which is to aid internal development by foreign policy resources. So it was under Peter I, under Alexander II and so the question stands at present.
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THE REGION OF CENTRAL ASIA was once a part of a vast zone of genesis, movement and mutual influence of peoples. Cities, states and empires were born and raised, reached their efflorescence and experienced decline. They fought and reconciled, united and broke apart.
The people there were successful farmers and craftsmen, exporting their goods widely. They traded and, consequently, were in contact with members of different races and creeds, shared knowledge and experiences, and learned from each other all the best. The Great Silk Road passed there, spreading into myriad rivulets and encompassing vast expanses from Afghanistan in the south to areas of the Southern Urals in the north, and trade caravans flowed from east to west and from west to east, linking together Ancient Rus', Muscovy, Russia and the Chinese Empire with each other and with peoples who inhabited the Central Asian region.
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The main tasks were defined as follows: to cushion the effects from the breakup of the USSR, preserve a certain degree of commonality and cooperation between the former republics and at the same time minimize the possible negative international consequences for security and stability in the post-Soviet area. The treaty was signed on May 15, 1992 in Tashkent by the heads of six states: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It was subsequently joined by Azerbaijan (in September 1993), Georgia (in December 1993), and Belarus (in December 1993).
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IN FRANCE, presidential campaigns and elections are always impressive and memorable events, the results of which extend for the next five years. No wonder, the public and the political class alike try to reassess the realities in an effort to arrive at more or less clear ideas on the key issues of the country's external and internal policies. The president is elected by direct general vote; each of the French citizens over 18 has the right to vote and, therefore, determine the outcome. This explains the high legitimacy of the president who enjoys wide powers, especially in foreign policy, under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic. People prefer charismatic politicians and brilliant personalities yet the programs of the contenders are no less important. In other words, the future of the country, at least for the next five years, depends on people's vote.
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THE IAEA IS TODAY one of the key mechanisms which keeps in motion the entire machinery of non-proliferation and expands international cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The IAEA's job is to ensure that signatories to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Non-Proliferation Treaty), which have no nuclear weapons, fulfill their obligations under the Treaty and not divert from their civilian programs in favor of military programs. The IAEA also creates the necessary conditions for these countries to get unhindered access to the benefits of nuclear technology for civilian purposes.
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THIS JUNE marks 150 years of diplomatic relations established by the Russian Empire with the new unified Italian state. In fact, exchanges between Russia and Italy have a much longer history. Close contacts between Europe and Russian princedoms are known to have existed back in the 10th century.
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State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
International Affairs: Grigory Borisovich, relations with the CIS countries are an invariable priority of Russian foreign policy. Is it now possible to talk of political, economic or humanitarian breakthroughs in cooperation reaching a higher level of interaction with the states in the post-Soviet space?
G Karasin: The basic concept of Russia's relations with its immediate neighbors - I mean primarily the states of the post-Soviet space and integration associations involving Russia - has a long history. It's been an absolute priority of Russian foreign policy to foster bilateral and multilateral cooperation with the states within the CIS space. This postulate is enshrined in the Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation. For us, it's not just words. The CIS countries are our closest, strategic partners. We have common objectives on promoting societal development, modernizing our economies, combating new threats and challenges, and achieving a more equitable world order.
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It is true that Austria played a special role in the war. There is an earnest discussion of this subject in Austrian society with no so-called "awkward topics" barred. Whereas Austrians were inclined to regard their country as a mere victim of Germany's aggression, the current discussion shows that there were also many Nazis among the local people. This awareness makes for a more impartial approach to studying historical material and lets the country's political leaders use the useful lessons of history to inculcate in young people intolerance to racism, nationalism
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UNEXPECTEDLY FOR MANY, China in a historically short period of time made quite a "great leap forward" and became one of the leading powers. How come a seemingly backward country for decades suddenly turned out to be the world's second largest economy?
In actual fact, we observe the natural result of a well-thought-out systemic policy of Chinese authorities and the hard work of hundreds of millions of PRC citizens over 30 years of reforms. In spite of the burden of serious problems with which the country was and is still faced in its development, China continues to follow the path of development and modernization.
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International Affairs: Germany plays the role as a chief integrator and, amid the ongoing crisis, also a chief donor in the EU. What is the country's position in the European orchestra insofar as concerns the expansion of cooperation with Russia?
V. Grinin: Taking into account the strategic nature of Russian-German cooperation, we would like to hope that the current strengthening of Germany's role within the EU - not only in the financial and economic sphere but also in building up the substance of a common EU foreign policy - will help advance Russia-EU cooperation in its entirety. It is also important to note that today on the majority of issues related to Russia-EU relations many EU countries to some degree or other orient themselves toward Germany's position. In any event, all of them seek to take it into account. This may open additional opportunities within the framework of the Russia-EU dialog.
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First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
THE TITLE OF THIS ARTICLE encapsulates the motto of an upcoming meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation to international organizations. Traditionally, such meetings are held once per two years. They constitute an important ingredient of politico-diplomatic activities by the Russian Foreign Ministry and its missions abroad, allow for comprehensive analysis of the international situation and help to pinpoint the goals of Russian diplomacy in specific areas.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF mutually beneficial, equal and diversified partnership with the European Union has been, and will in the foreseeable future remain one of Russia's foreign policy priorities, as well as a guarantee of the stability of the European security architecture.
The European Union is not only our largest trade and economic partner, Russia's main energy export market and a key source of investment and technology. We are inseparably linked by millions of invisible threads of Greco-Roman and Christian cultural legacy, historical evolution, and common traditions, ideals, and moral guidelines. Russia and the EU are major international centers of force, making a significant contribution to the maintenance of global and regional security, and projecting peace, prosperity and stability to outlying regions.
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IN THE ANNALS of Russo-Indian relations, filled with numerous radiant and unforgettable pages, this year holds a special place. There are several reasons for saying so. First and foremost, 2012 marks a memorable date for us - the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two countries. It also celebrates the half-century anniversary of bilateral military-technical cooperation. But what makes it truly unique is the confluence of two events of the highest political category: Dmitry Medvedev traveled to New Delhi in late March to attend the BRICS summit, and in the fall, India is expecting the visit of President Vladimir Putin. This had never happened before in our history.
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President of the Russian Federation
COLLEAGUES,
As you know, today, Russia is observing a national day of mourning for those killed in the south of our country and in the road accident in Ukraine. This is a great tragedy, a great misfortune. I ask you to stand and honor the victims' memory with a minute of silence.
(Minute of silence.)
Thank you.
Colleagues,
I greet today the senior members of Russia's diplomatic service. Our first meeting took place in 2002, when we celebrated the Foreign Ministry's 200th anniversary. The decade that has passed since then has shown how useful and needed these regular and substantial discussions are. It is you and the people working under you who promote and defend our country's interests abroad on a daily basis, defend Russia's position, and help to increase its influence on the processes taking place in the world.
The diplomatic service's current priorities were set out in the Executive Order On Measures to Implement the Russian Federation Foreign Policy of May 7, this year. The fast-changing situation in international relations makes it more imperative than ever to improve the work of the Foreign Ministry and other agencies involved in this area. What is important now is to provide rapid and professional analysis of events taking place and make timely forecasts. But let me add here that it is not enough to simply be passive observers and "follow developments," as the traditional bureaucratic parlance has it. You need to be more active in trying to influence the situation in circumstances when
Speech at a meeting with Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives to international organizations on July 9, 2012
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Russian interests are directly concerned, preempt developments, and be prepared for all possible turns of events, even the most unfavorable scenarios.
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TODAY, THE MASS MEDIA all over the world, Russia being no exception, are very much concerned with the relations between religion and the state.
Foreign Affairs, a respectable thick journal, writes about new trends in the United States where disagreements between the Catholics and Protestants are no longer the talk of the day; confrontation between the conservative believers and secular progressivists has become the public's staple topic.
This is a renaissance of sorts: in the United States the current extent of party-based religious mobilization has been unknown since the mid-19th century.
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International Affairs: We met with you more than one year ago. What is your assessment of the results of UNESCO activities since that time?
E. Mitrofanova: 2011 was a year of challenges posed to the whole world and UNESCO. Global changes were rapid and irregular, and international relations once again were following a bumpy path.
The activities of the Organization, as those of other international agencies, were taking place against the backdrop of ongoing world economic crisis, conflicts in various regions and serious natural disasters which called for extraordinary efforts on the part of UN member states and the entire UN system. At the same time, UNESCO preserved its status of the international platform with the biggest number of countries represented in it-195.
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In 2010, after a 23-year hiatus, a bilateral intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, and technical cooperation resumed its activities. This April, an intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation started working. There are more than 20 draft agreements designed to advance the legal basis of our relations. Cultural, scientific, technical, and investment cooperation is expanding. And of course there is an extensive list of ambitious ideas for the future.
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