Day: March 4, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti PARIS, March 2. /Offset. TASS Sergey Shcherbakov/. A candidate for the presidential elections in France Emmanuel macron believes that dialogue with Russia is necessary, but doing it with solid positions. He stated this at a press conference after the presentation of his election program. “We need to engage in dialogue with the Russian authorities, but the dialogue is demanding,” said macron. He added that “Russia must keep the contact” for the settlement of regional conflicts, especially in the middle East. “This is an integral partner,” – said the French politician. The abolition of sanctions against Russia macron, as the current authorities of France, linked to the implementation of the Minsk agreements. “The lifting of sanctions involves the implementation of the provisions stipulated in the peace process (in Ukraine)”, – he said. Earlier, foreign Minister of France Jean-Marc Ayrault reiterated that Paris remains committed to the “channel format”

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian foreign Ministry sent a protest note to the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Bulgaria in connection with the desecration by vandals of a monument to Soviet soldiers “Alyosha”. This statement was made by the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. About it reports TASS. Zakharova said that the Russian side expresses its serious concern at the cynicism of the actions of the vandals painted the monument with Nazi symbols. The attack occurred on 22 February when the country celebrates the day of thanking the individuals who resisted the Nazis in Bulgaria. Monument “Alyosha” was established in Plovdiv on a hill Bunardzhik in 1957. In 1996, the complex was given the status of a monument of the Second world war, which does not allow the authorities to demolish the monument.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov on March 9, will discuss with the foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel, the situation in Syria, Libya and Ukraine. This was during a briefing on topical issues of international relations and foreign policy spokesman of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “The Ministers will discuss a schedule of upcoming political contacts, the current state of bilateral relations and a number of practical issues on the bilateral agenda, including implementation of concrete projects in trade-economic, cultural, humanitarian and historical and memorial fields,” the diplomat said.

Medvedev said about changing “the weather in the economy” The Russian economy has overcome the period of decline and has entered a stage of growth, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. According to him, in 2017 the economy will show European growth, but the government is aiming for growth above the world average. “Weather changes in the economy. Obviously, our economy has entered yet, maybe not so confident, but still in the growth stage. The fall ended. This year we expect growth in the range of 1% to 2%. This is very good because it is, in fact, the European level of growth, although I would like more. And that program, which we are now preparing the government action plan until 2025, aimed at three or more percent growth in our economy, in order to cover the global figures for growth”, — said Medvedev in an interview to “Vesti on Saturday”

Bulk pelted with eggs in Ufa Opposition leader Alexei Navalny threw eggs at the railway station in Ufa, where he arrived for the press conference. On Saturday, March 4, according to radio station “Moscow Says”. The incident occurred at a time when the founder of Fund of fight against corruption got off the train. A few people on the platform started shouting “Shame!” and pelt him with raw eggs, says the website of the radio station. “Yeah, cool as it was. Beautiful arrival, which was noticed at the station (and there were a lot of people)”, — commented on the incident Bulk in his Twitter microblog. Navalny, along with his supporters was planning to open in the capital of Bashkortostan is one of their headquarters. In September in Nizhny Novgorod were pelted with eggs Deputy Chairman of PARNAS Vladimir Kara-Murza. In August in the Stavropol group of activists attacked the