Category: Politics

Lavrov about the meeting of Putin and trump: it should be well prepare MOSCOW, may 7 — RIA Novosti. Meeting of presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump need to prepare well, Moscow is doing currently, said the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “You know, we need you to meet us and the Americans, as I understand it, not to impress anyone, you external effect and say, “Well, here’s the scoop, say so long, and finally it took place”, — he told in interview to TV channel “MIR”. According to the Minister, Russia and the United States believe that when the leaders meet, it is important not only to shake hands and hear, who that thinks about the relationship with each other about international issues. “Russia and the United States so strongly affect international stability and security that such meetings are, of course, will have to wait

In Moscow called the main thing in relations with the US trump Moscow. May 7. INTERFAX.RU — Moscow in relations with the United States focused exclusively on the position of the head of state, Donald trump, and not on the conflicting statements of his administration, said the foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov. “It is very difficult to answer the question of why the statement is diametrically opposed to the content heard from the lips of various members of the administration, they can still to each other is not used”, — he told in interview to TV channel “Mir”. The Minister has answered the question of how in Moscow interpretiruya recent words of U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson stating that his visit to Moscow did not bring results, as well as the White house statement about the isolation of Russia in UN. “We usually orientirueshsya on the main character

The DPRK announced the arrest of a U.S. citizen Moscow. May 7. INTERFAX.RU — North Korea announced the arrest of a citizen of the United States, staff members of the Pyongyang University of science and technology, reported on Sunday, Western media, citing the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea. According to the Agency, a US citizen by the name of Kim HAK-Dream arrested may 6 on suspicion of committing “hostile acts”. What exactly are they, the Agency did not specify. In April, the North Korean authorities detained another U.S. citizen, an employee of the same University. 58-year-old Professor Tony Kim was detained at the airport in Pyongyang at the time when my wife was going to fly to China. Thus, the number of Americans detained in the DPRK is now four people. The Pyongyang University of science and technology is the only higher educational institution that was founded on private funds.

Voter turnout in France for the first four hours made up 28.23% PARIS, may 7 — RIA Novosti. Turnout for taking place in Sunday’s second round of presidential elections in France as of 12.00 (13.00 MSK) amounts to 28.23%, according to official data of the Ministry of internal Affairs responsible for the organization and conduct of voting. Data show that the French vote is not actively for the first time in many years the turnout in the second round lower than in the first — two weeks earlier turnout by noon amounted to 28,54%.

Women of the East have risen on the oil crisis In Saudi Arabia, women no longer need to obtain permission from a male guardian to access public services. The decree on this was issued this week by king Salman bin Abdul-Aziz. According to local media, the innovation will allow women to independently obtain access to jobs, higher education, health care and other services with one caveat — “if such a request (requirements) there is no legal basis in the Shariah”. The formal ban on women’s access to services was not before. But public institutions have often demanded from requesting special permission. The country’s Supreme court has ordered to revise relevant procedures, as well as a clear list of services for which permission will still be required. According to Saudi law, every woman must be a male guardian. Usually it is a husband, father or other close relative. Without his permission

Le Pen and macron voted in the presidential election Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel macron voted in the second round of the presidential elections in France. This was reported on the website of the newspaper Le Monde, which is an online broadcast. The candidate from the party “popular front” came to the polling station in Henin-beaumont (Pas-de-Calais), macron voted in the commune of Tuk (the Department of Pas-de-Calais). After the vote, the leader of movement “Forward!” started the communication with journalists and supporters, Le Pen chose almost immediately to leave the site. Two hours after the start of the election their vote gave the incumbent President Francois Hollande, arrived in the city of Tulle (he was the mayor of this settlement between 2001 and 2008 — approx. “Of the tape.ru”). The voting started at 8:00 local time (9:00 GMT) and will last until 19:00 (20:00 GMT). In the first round,

Photo: RIA Novosti Part of the Syrian opposition is beginning to understand the necessity of ending the fight against the government and the beginning of the struggle with the radicals, but there is power to put a spoke in the wheel, said the special envoy of the President of the Russian Federation, the head of the Russian delegation at the talks on Syria in Astana, Alexander Lavrentiev. “The Syrian opposition is quite patchy, there are forces that can really be called the moderate opposition, which understood, and some are now beginning to understand the need to end armed struggle, need to start a fight with the “Dzhebhat EN-Nusra”, the radical Islamists, who are the main headache is now in the Syrian settlement. But there are forces that just put a spoke in the wheel and who don’t care about — Astana is a process Geneva, but he goes against their

Femen activists staged a protest at the site where they will vote Le Pen PARIS, may 7 — RIA Novosti, Victoria Ivanova. Activists of the scandalous movement FEMEN on Sunday morning unfurled a huge poster outside a polling station, and will soon have to vote in the second round of presidential elections in France, the candidate of the party “national front” marine Le Pen. The event was held in the town of Henin-beaumont in the Pas-de-Calais North of Paris. One of the most famous activists of the movement Inna Shevchenko posted on his Twitter feed a photo from the event. It depicts five young women, dressed in dark jeans and floral wreaths on their heads. The activist climbed the high scaffolding and unfurled a huge poster. “Marine power, Marianne in despair,” written on the poster. Marianna is a young woman, symbolizing France and symbolizing the national motto of “Liberty, Equality,

France opened for voting in the second round PARIS, may 7 — RIA Novosti, Victoria Ivanova. The polls to vote in the second round of elections of the President of France opened in the French metropolis at 08.00 local time (09.00 GMT). In the second round for the presidency are fighting the leader of the movement “Forward”, the former Minister of the economy Emmanuel macron, who scored in the first round 24,01% of the votes and the candidate from the party “national front” marine Le Pen (21.3 per cent). The first round of elections was held on 23 April. Then came the first Makron, received 24,01% of the votes, and Le Pen was second with 21.3%. Most of the sites will close at 19.00 local time (20.00 MSK). However, the law provides that the decision of the local authorities the opening time or the closing of polling stations may be

Lavrov spoke about the EU’s rejection of the politicization of relations with Russia According to the head of the Russian foreign Ministry, this trend has been recently strengthened. The head of the Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov believes that the European Union has been a trend away from ideological and politicized approach to relations with Russia. This trend, according to the Minister, is gradually getting stronger. This statement by the Russian foreign Minister made in an interview with TV channel “Mir”, which is quoted by TASS. The situation, “when politics, politicized, ideologized approaches of some European and Western partners are trying to put above the indigenous economic interests of their countries, their citizens,” Lavrov said abnormal “anomaly”. The Minister noted that the EU still exists “aggressive minority” that has consistently protested against the restoration of relations with Russia. There are those who categorically opposed any normalization of relations with Russia