Showing posts with label hillary sergei lavrov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hillary sergei lavrov. Show all posts

Friday, March 06, 2009

Hillary's Gift to Russian Foreign Minister: Reset Button

I almost didn't post this video because it highlights the negative when Hillary is really doing a great job around the world without much notice. She's making headway in undoing the damage of the Bush administration. She's even working on Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy. But the press hasn't been following her much. 
Just sharing a laugh with the Russian foreign minister carries some weight. There's an interactive map of her travels here. See the secretary of state's daily press briefings here

Hillary Meets With Russian Foreign Minister

VOA: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has wrapped up talks in Brussels, where she attended a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. She is now Geneva for discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It seems the two sides have much to talk about.

Secretary Clinton was among those NATO ministers endorsing a resumption of high-level talks with the Russians, despite serious reservations expressed by some East European members.

In the end, those in favor won out and formal contacts within the Russia-NATO Council are to resume and a ministerial level meeting was announced as likely in the coming months.
Her speech on the meeting: