On August 25, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend an official reception marking the 95th anniversary of the Foreign Ministry’s Main Administration for Service to the Diplomatic Corps.
For almost 95 years, this Foreign Ministry department has been providing support for representatives of the diplomatic corps, including some of you, foreign correspondents who are accredited in Russia and work here, as well as foreign companies, to feel as comfortable as possible, if not at home, in Moscow.
The work of the Main Administration is an important factor of strengthening Russia’s ties with other states. Many generations of foreign diplomats, journalists and businesspeople can safely say that the Main Administration’s principle of “Hospitality is Our Profession” remains its main motto throughout the department’s entire history.
From the briefing held on 18 August, the official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova.