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Sergey Lavrov

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Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as the foreign minister of Russia since 2004. He is the longest-serving foreign minister since the Tsarist era. Lavrov served as the permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004. Early life and education Lavrov was born on 21 March 1950 in Moscow, to an Armenian father from Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, and a Russian mother from Noginsk, Russian SFSR. His father's surname was originally Kalantaryan. His mother worked in the Soviet Ministry for Foreign Trade. Lavrov graduated from high school with a silver medal. Since his favorite class was physics, he planned to enter either the National Research Nuclear University or the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, but he entered the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and graduated in 1972. During his education at the MGIMO, Lavrov studied international relations. Soon he learned Sinhalese, then the only official language of Sri Lanka, as well as Dhivehi, the official language of the Maldives. He also learned English and French. After he was admitted to the university, Lavrov, along with other students, was sent for a month to a student construction brigade building the Ostankino Tower.

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Notable quotes

“There was an attack on our citizens in South Ossetia since most people had a Russian passport and thus Russian citizenship.”
— Talking about the Georgian War(2008), he also adds that Georgia also attacked Russian peacekeepers who were located there
“We think that additional steps, including the cancellation of the no-fly zone, should be taken.”
— Time to abolish no-fly zone over Libya, (September 2011).
“If something goes wrong in Syria, many countries of the region will feel a negative impact. We can’t support isolation because of the lesson we drew from Libya.”
— "We won’t let Syria become 2nd Libya"(November 2011)
“We discussed this issue. We welcome steps Pakistan and India have taken on confidence-building measures. Both countries are capable of settling their issues on their own without any foreign assistance”
— Lavrov says no to Russian role in resolving Kashmir issue, (October 2012).
“As for some UN experts conducting some kind of research about the alleged crimes of the Wagner private military company, I am not aware of any UN experts being empowered to consider any aspect of war crimes, no matter who committed them.”
— "Lavrov Says UN Experts Not Empowered To Investigate Wagner's Alleged War Crimes In Mali", UrduPoint, 7 February 2023
“We know the manners and the tricks that are being used by the western countries to manipulate media, we understood long ago that there is no such thing as an independent western media”
— Russian foreign minister praises Fox News coverage of war in Ukraine (Fri 18 Mar 2022)

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Overview

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as the foreign minister of Russia since 2004. He is the longest-serving foreign minister since the Tsarist era. Lavrov served as the permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004. Early life and education Lavrov was born on 21 March 1950 in Moscow, to an Armenian father from Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, and a Russian mother from Noginsk, Russian SFSR. His father's surname was originally Kalantaryan. His mother worked in the Soviet Ministry for Foreign Trade. Lavrov graduated from high school with a silver medal. Since his favorite class was physics, he planned to enter either the National Research Nuclear University or the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, but he entered the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and graduated in 1972. During his education at the MGIMO, Lavrov studied international relations. Soon he learned Sinhalese, then the only official language of Sri Lanka, as well as Dhivehi, the official language of the Maldives. He also learned English and French. After he was admitted to the university, Lavrov, along with other students, was sent for a month to a student construction brigade building the Ostankino Tower.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“There was an attack on our citizens in South Ossetia since most people had a Russian passport and thus Russian citizenship.”
— Talking about the Georgian War(2008), he also adds that Georgia also attacked Russian peacekeepers who were located there
“We think that additional steps, including the cancellation of the no-fly zone, should be taken.”
— Time to abolish no-fly zone over Libya, (September 2011).
“If something goes wrong in Syria, many countries of the region will feel a negative impact. We can’t support isolation because of the lesson we drew from Libya.”
— "We won’t let Syria become 2nd Libya"(November 2011)
“We discussed this issue. We welcome steps Pakistan and India have taken on confidence-building measures. Both countries are capable of settling their issues on their own without any foreign assistance”
— Lavrov says no to Russian role in resolving Kashmir issue, (October 2012).
“As for some UN experts conducting some kind of research about the alleged crimes of the Wagner private military company, I am not aware of any UN experts being empowered to consider any aspect of war crimes, no matter who committed them.”
— "Lavrov Says UN Experts Not Empowered To Investigate Wagner's Alleged War Crimes In Mali", UrduPoint, 7 February 2023
“We know the manners and the tricks that are being used by the western countries to manipulate media, we understood long ago that there is no such thing as an independent western media”
— Russian foreign minister praises Fox News coverage of war in Ukraine (Fri 18 Mar 2022)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.