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Japan
Evgeny Afanasiev
, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo-
tentiary to Japan: Our conference is a major event for all of us
ambassadors because we are meeting with the head of state who
determines Russia's foreign policy. His remarks on the most
pressing issues were extremely interesting, frank. So it is very
important for us to "synchronize our clocks" withthe president.
In addition, we naturally communicate with our colleagues in
the framework of sections. Say, those who work in the Asia-Pa-
cific region held a separate meeting to discuss different regional
problems.
Concerning our relations with Japan, as a member of the G-7, it has joined all the G-7's statements con-
demning Russia. However, I believe that on a practical level the Japanese take a more restrained position,
and this is good.
It is quite obvious that during the period under consideration, our Western partners have failed to fulfill
the task of isolating Russia in the Middle East region.
The Middle East
Oleg Ozerov
, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: First of all, I would like to say
that the meeting was held at a very crucial time. In international
relations, we are seeing a series of crises, both in the Middle
East and along our country's borders.
It seems that the conference has fulfilled the set tasks. An in-
depth analysis of the international situation has been made. No
doubt, the president's brilliant statement, as well as the priorities
that he has identified, including the need to search for diplo-
matic solutions and ways to de-escalate the situation, has pro-
vided ample food for thought.
Russia pursues a balanced policy, does not seek to aggravate the situation but to create favorable conditions
both for its own development and for the development of those countries that surround us. As far the
Middle East region is concerned, I believe that we have approached this event, on the one hand, with very
serious problems in the region. I mean, above all, Syria, where an internal conflict is ongoing, and Iraq,
where the situation is very highly charged, and what is the most dangerous thing, a terrorist caliphate with
its own resources, army and foreign policy goals has for the first time appeared on the territory of Arab
countries. That is of course a qualitatively new and very dangerous course of events.
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