The foreign Ministry commented on the statement about “alternative Internet”
MOSCOW, 3 Jul — RIA Novosti. The words of the Director of the Department of new challenges and threats (DNV) Ilya Rogachev about what Russia may create an “alternative Internet” are not the official position of the Russian foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti in the Ministry.
“Statements of the Director of DNV Rogacheva about creating an “alternative Internet” are not the official position of the Ministry of foreign Affairs, and represent the expert opinion as part of the ongoing professional debate on this topic,” — said the Russian foreign Ministry.
The foreign Ministry added that “the official Russian point of view formulated in a number of initiatives on the interaction on the subject of the IIB (international information security), of combating the use of cyberspace for criminal purposes”.
“We are working actively with partners, aimed at achieving a broad consensus,” — said in the Ministry.