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Author : Sergey Lavrov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Remarks at a gala for Diplomatic Worker Day, Moscow,
February 12, 2015
WE HAVE GATHERED AGAIN in this room
on the occasion of our professional holiday. I
would like to warmly welcome to this event all of
our current and former employees and our
friends and colleagues from sister agencies, such
as the Presidential Executive Office, the Government Staff, the Security Council and other
agencies with which we interact on a daily basis.
Our professional holiday has once again clearly demonstrated the Russian leadership's un-
wavering focus on the diplomatic service. In his message to the current and former em-
ployees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on the website of the President of the
Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin stressed the Foreign Ministry's significant contribution
to upholding our national interests and strengthening the position of our country in the
world arena. We also received congratulatory messages from Prime Minister Dmitry
Medvedev, Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly Valentina
Matviyenko, Chairman of the State Duma Sergey Naryshkin, committee chairmen, sena-
tors, deputies, heads of ministries, departments, and governors of the Russian regions.
They all had kind words to say about the Foreign Ministry and wish us well.
Our foreign policy mainly upsets and irritates those who, contrary to the objective trend
towards a multipolar world, continue to demonstrate an obsession with the idea of their
own exceptionalism.
For many years, our country has consistently called for serious debates to discuss building
an indivisible and equal security in the Euro-Atlantic space on the solid foundation of the
principles approved by the OSCE, the UN and the Russia-NATO Council.
On a global scale, we are strong supporters of the "new edition" of interdependence. We
are pursuing this goal in collaboration with our allies, partners and associates in the CIS,
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International Affairs: Summary№2, 2015
"We Stand for Truth and Justice; They Are the Only Foundation
on Which the Emerging Multipolar World Order Can Be Built"