censor over russian german a cultural center of germany in russia who very soon will finalize the documents on the subject one of the the also we discussed consular work in. visa issues it seems that we are approaching the. solutions for some practical problems we sure will allow us to have visa free travel with the european union soon in the meantime we will continue working on the enhanced seeing and perfecting the current. i think our meeting was quite productive and she's a member of the results indicate that we are really expanding cooperation between the russian federation and the. germany as usual i think my concept port and i give the floor to him. thank you ladies and gentleman thank you

dear sergey i would like to thank you very much for your friendliness and for the opportunity to talk to you very intensively germany and russia we are partners of strategic partners and that shows not just in the topics which is gust but also in the density and the frequency of our talks is the third time that i came here to moscow. i was with moscow twice and i don't know was any academic work and also the other hand there is an intensive density and frequency of my colleagues russian colleagues in germany. and on international conferences today of course. we discussed things on the background of the nato conference and it was especially intensive. we have a very important opportunity at this conference and lissa bonn to talk about the

strategic concept of nato and to expand the strategic partnership with russia and stress that and we think that it's a window of opportunity it is this conference with not. you in which we will be strategic we will stress the strategic importance between nato and russia and we will extend that we want that strategic partnership between nato and russia and the strategic partnership we can expand that and promote that in the list in lisbon. we think that it is also it's not only in the interests of nato but it is also in the interest of russia so it's the mutual interest that we are. that. that we think is important. we also think that russia will help us to expand the missile defense shield of

course this was a topic. of our discussions. we think we of course pointed that out to the nato that we must bring russia in in this defense system that russia must cooperate with us. and we discuss that now before the conference but will also talk about that in lisbon. and what president medvedev said that he will talk of that he will come to lisbon himself i am very happy about that as a very important sign which shows. that the formula of the strategic partnership between nato and russia is not just a formula but is also carried by the willingness to actually. make it happen. of course we had important questions about local. conflicts that we discussed today. and not for the first time we discussed studs and we are

talking about the practical practical approaches to security and practical. steps we can take to promote that to promote our mutual security and. also we are there it's a very important discussion about the modernization and the last steps. that we talked about and a very soon signing of the decision of the treaty with the cultural institute. of course between us on the topic of iran came up and it's very important to both of us russia did do its part that at the u.n. meeting. that the iranian government received a very clear message from russia and iranian leadership.

did understand that nuclear energy can only use it for some civilian use and has to abandon its nuclear weapon program and has to corporate with the international institutions and now if there are more talks if there are signs for more talks we hope that from these scientists. there will be a willingness to actually sit down and talk. and we are very interested in that new discussions will take place and that there will be productive and will have substance and we hope very much that this will happen in november that is our political goal. which talked about many questions of bilateral relations from visa the visa regime to cultural corporation and you have now the chance to. to ask us about that and i would like to stress again that it is

a very good cooperation with russia and not just political relations but also personal relations and it's an atmosphere of trust that allows us to talk about difficult and controversial questions and this of course is very helpful when you sit down to talk. to them. we're now ready to take your questions. when my question goes to both minister just introduced goes during your talks. of the hobbled case. at the german embassy in moscow. in the traffic accident you two russian students. that's the good of the we do discuss this subject regularly every time we meet i always raise this issue with luther we want justice prevail and

we provide all kinds of assistance to the families of fifty two killed because young's minister and soon chairman court will consider a lawsuit against mr hall birds production with why the mother of one of the killed russian citizens we think it is a very important to set a lucy issue primarily we're talking about the decent compensation and we hope this is what is going to happen and that's a lot can say on this issue. therefore germany and myself we have repeatedly expressed our compassion to the relatives. and we are also we also do have regulations that we supported that it's not important not just now to talk about it but also we have talked about it before.

for instance when segre lover of came to visit me in berlin. it's all about the compensation and the competition happened through the insurance . but this compensation the families don't consider it appropriate and that is why the courts have been got involved and now it really does depend on the court to make a decision to take up the discussions so now it's a question of insurance the court and myself i can only express again by how sorry i am and how i feel with the families and how i feel with all the relatives of. but about the question of compensations and the level of the compensation the actual some of this will be decided in the courts in the german words. i think that if to do it

and learning from thirty five i have a question to both of you talked about. mutual mutual solution to many questions. but how is it how is your mutual position to the process to the trial of the cops gay. and do you feel like the trial is a political trial and also question to sergei lavrov two years of a barmah it started out in a very very positive for the russian u.s. relations has there been a wake up call in those relations. released in great trouble to you of course is the rule of law and democracy and human rights

always a topic between us and of course i always talk about it when i'm in russia. it's always it's also has been we have also discussed the trial of michael court costs game it's a trial and a topic that attracted world attention and i take it very seriously when the russian side explains to us that we have to trust the independence of the justice system at the same time in a civil the civil in the public and worldwide there is clearly a concern about the circumstances of the struggle and honest concern about. about. this trial. but we think. it's in russia's interest that all these concerns are taken seriously not just here but also the others that have talked about it. and we're going to give

that to you a proof my colleague did raise this issue for obvious reasons barely remember it was we did not discuss the essence of this case in court though no for you because . both parties present their positions and it's up to the court to decide as for your a second question concerning a wake up call in russian u.s. relations i can tell you that. we always consider soberly our relations with other countries. we always look at the essence of the shoe and the ass and says that two states like russia in the us to have huge capacity is to work for the benefit and develop their cooperation for the benefit of their people and with the obama administration coming to power in the us we

began to use these capabilities to march more effectively than in the past in our relations were purged from artificial ideologues ideologist from one mixtures that stalled our progress under the previous administration we achieved quite a lot during the war on these two and a half years we have signed the new start treaty it's surreal breakthrough and it stresses the indivisibility of securities parity based on this them and even considers the interests of both sides without damaging the interests of any of the sides and actually we want this principle of the indivisibility of security to prevail in our approaches to other issues as well as issues that have to do with the military area second it's like brazil and madrid of and president obama have

set up and the presidential commission for developing russian american ties it has about twenty you were groups actively working together and we have accumulated a good number of serious projects so miss on projects that have to do with in a day sion. beauty health care and energy natural energy efficiency and most importantly cultural and humanitarian corporation saw him deeply convinced that when you're at the upcoming meeting that will have happened on the margin of the russian nato summit there will be meeting between the russian president and the american president they will assess the progress and said goals for the future development of our relations i'm deeply convinced that both sides will soberly consider the situation if you think you interfax news agency please go to questions my first question goes to both ministers you mentioned

consular issues and you know visa the visa regime russian citizens used to complain that. you got german the several occasions are excessively detailed for when have you considered this issue and my second question goes to the russian foreign minister chip ban harshly criticized president the did have some visit to the cure alliance could you please comment on this situation and do you think it can affect. ties between russia and japan it hurts people's reaction by the japanese side on the russian president dmitry medvedev says this attitude is unacceptable this is our land the russian president visited a russian territory russian lends a russian region. and we have explained this to our gippi as partners to

d.c. we are going to invite the japanese in passenger to russia here in moscow and once again we will make a clear statement. to reaffirm this position unequivocal it. will we are not going to take any steps that will hamper russian japanese cooperation but the japanese side will has to draw some conclusions once again i stress such moves on its side are unacceptable now to visa issues such as when we did discuss this issue we discussed it in the context of the growing mutual understanding you with between russia and the european union concerning their real need to start moving towards it visa free regime visa free travel to this subject was discussed at the trilateral summit in deauville where president medvedev met with chancellor merkel and president sarkozy and we all agree that it

is necessary to set up what i would call a list of mutual steps that should be taken in order for us to switch to be the free travel the should be in a comprehensive list that leaves. no room for. double understanding and very soon will start this work without partners and we hope that we will present our considerations to be considered at the russian you summit that will take place in december in brussels observes we also discussed the issue of solutions concerning some embassies in you can trees when the russian citizens apply for visas their requirements they ask for. so many people are so many documents that goes beyond what russia and the e.u. have agreed and we decided to hold consultations very soon we are german partners

there is of course this principle of. research work out such situations so we hope that we will the regime of exchange will not worsen which it. will not get worse both the russian citizens to travel to germany and german citizens to travel to russia on the normandy i can only stress again germany. once the visa free regime between russia and the russia and. we have discussed and agreed to take certain steps towards that goal and to work to make it happen and it just really depends on the details now and the work that has that is going to be happen by design and the decisive aspect

is how fast everyone will stick to the agreed details and it is now depends on the discussions. but the fact that we are working on it is known and we would like to stress that there are a lot of practical problems that we have to overcome it's not just a national question and it's decisive. it depends on the entire. and the russia e.u. relations depends on that and we have to take into account all of these problems argo. but we also of course have agreed that we will talk about this repeatedly. those who darts newspaper. first of all i'd like to ask mr minister love rather of. mr best avila talking about inviting russia to take

part in the missile defense shield of the nato and will russia take part in it and under which conditions and maybe to ask you more generally do you have the do you have the impression that the enemy image of russia has disappeared it within nato and now i would like to ask mr bestival and whether he also has the impression that nato has destroyed the enemy image of russia. you know of course weepy close attention. to the situation with missile defense. you're going to miss the group the nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen. gave a speech in september he made it public statement inviting russia to join nato as

missile defense system with first of all. we need to have such a system in the sand to stand at the nato summit in lisbon nato is going to make such a decision to create such a system s. for all rip participation in this project. i'm sure we have actually taken some steps already like lest fear it so the meetings that we to in russia need to we have agreed to google's s.-s. to gaze respects and challenges together and now we're about to complete this work and one of those risks and challenges are the risks of missile proliferation i hope that by the time we come together in lisbon we will achieve a common understanding on ward the risks in this area and where they come from this

is this would be a very crucial step in our joint work on the other hand of course we know that. and that at the same time. other things are happening like we have bilateral agreements between the united states and some european countries concerning deploying missile defense elements on their territory and we would live to get more clarifications before the lisbon summit on that would our nato partners think concerning russia's possible participation in such a system and. to morrow evening nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen will visit moscow and we believe this subject will be one of the key subjects in our discussions with him here and of course we will also discuss other issues like preparation for the russian into a summit that will take place on november the twentieth in lisbon so now as for

your question whether we feel that. it will post the us that nato still views russia as an enemy. and no we don't think it is the case of the ana we expect that the strategic concept that nato is going to adopt at its summit again on the ember of the twentieth will give a clear answer to this question is for all of us reasons we are not familiar with the text of the new strategic concept we are not nato members we are now the member of nato and we haven't read it but we were briefed on the contents and we believe that the new concept and we'll your theory firm and this is the policy off cooperation with russia in the this is very important to us and we also expect that the new strategic concept of nato. i will give

a clear position of the alliance or international law we very much would like nato to reaffirm its commitment to international law especially. especially with situations where the there is the use of force and the use of force should no get your goal beyond the un charter and what the un charter says on the issue of. thinks again i would like to x. that the image of the enemy they shouldn't exist in a way they must not even exist anymore and our relationship and they must be left in history we view russia as a strategic partner of mine we have mutual interests. we have mutual cultural roots we of course have differences in opinion and we have controversies but of course that too belongs to

a good partnership that you can talk about these things and you can solve problems . but in terms of nato it was always the goal of germany and it was my personal goal the the whole project of missile defense. would be mutual. visual process of the entire alliance and not just individual states and both and also that russia. will be invited specifically and ever since i became foreign minister i have stressed over and over again that russia must cooperate with us on this project and work with us and we have an officially invited russia and we will do it again. and that is why we are on a good we're in good progress toward studs and that the fact that president medvedev is coming to lisbon it's not just a visit it's the expression of

a mutual willingness to form a strategic partnership between nato and russia the image of the enemy belongs to yesterday. we'll have the last question from arabic music agency what was. my question goes to the russian foreign minister. mr lavrov the latest statement speaks of a joint operation in of ghana stand. against drug trafficking was moving this opens the way. for russia raise go for russian troops to return to afghanistan as part of a counter narcotics operations no this is talks only out of the question if you believe there are some speculations of as i after this operation to

destroy a drug. i think those speculations are. made with the provocative purposes i repeat this is totally out of the questions our troops will never return to afghanistan you will. definitely get it and this position of ours cannot be changed the operation you're talking about was trilateral. special troops of the interior ministry over again a stint in american troops in our experts were involved our only participation was that we provided some information that helped locate the drug lab that produced. more fumes and i'm deeply convinced that this kind of cough aeration. with emphasizing the role of the internal affairs ministry of the kenya stand is very

important because the threat that comes from afghanistan in terms of drug trafficking threatens the whole world in our citizens just like the citizens of other countries can really feel live thirty of this for threat this threat it takes more and more lives so it's absolutely necessary to fight this evil and we need to fight it more effectively and we have always supported in this fight we will continue helping afghanistan and the international forces in afghanistan that work there and that should under their mandate pay more attention to fighting drug trafficking we will provide information support to destroy.

they are the russian and german foreign ministers of their who have been meeting in moscow a signal of role for his part said germany's membership will bring new weight to the u.n. security council he mentioned the rainy season but also talked about unlocking the middle east peace process it described today's meeting with his german foreign counterpart as productive and also touched the possibility of a visa free regime between the countries and his part best of ellis said we are strategic partners and we can expand that and we have very good relations with russia and of course i will have more on that throughout the day here on r.t. . hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers.

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