Moscow. January 28. INTERFAX - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has prepared an updated version of the Concept of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"The Russian Security Council and its permanent meeting are somehow engaged in the preparation of strategic planning documents, and in a variety of areas. But today we will talk about the area of direct responsibility of the Security Council - about foreign policy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has prepared a draft of an updated version of the Concept of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation," Putin said during a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
"This document, of course, belongs to the category of strategic planning documents. The Russian Foreign Ministry has taken into account the latest changes taking place in the world here, including the significant changes that have taken place in international politics over the past five years," he said.
The speaker on this issue was Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
