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Article: Russia can choose to support whomever she wishes.
- Article from:
- Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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LAST WEEK'S visit to Moscow by a parliamentary delegation headed by the House president was followed this week by a one-day visit to Cyprus by the Russian Federation's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
During this week's visit, delegations from the two governments signed a co-operation agreement on science, education and culture, while Lavrov had separate meetings with President Christofias, the foreign minister and the House president.
We were treated to the familiar hyperbole regarding Cyprus' relations with Russia, with Christofias setting the tone by describing his meeting with Lavrov as "excellent in every sense of the word." The previous week, House ...