The Russian daily "Gazeta" noted on January 24 that Foreign Minister Lavrov said the previous day that Russian foreign policy is based on pragmatism and not ideology. Lavrov added that Russia now has the political and financial resources to return to the world stage. The daily "Kommersant" suggested on January 24 that Lavrov was "optimistic" in his views on the future of the CIS. "The Moscow Times" wrote on January 24 that Lavrov "lashed out repeatedly at the European Union, saying that 'a reorganization of European architecture'" is one of Russia's top objectives for 2008. The "International Herald Tribune" on January 24 reported that Lavrov's comments on NATO "were unusually toughly worded." PM http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/01/1-rus/rus-240108.asp
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