Dmitry Medvedev. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 3Diplomatic efforts in the world are degrading, do not achieve results, there is a «crisis of the genre» in diplomacy, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said. «Look, diplomacy, diplomatic efforts in the world are degrading. Unfortunately,» he said in an interview with Al Jazeera TV channel. Medvedev recalled that no one listened to Russia's attempts to reach an agreement, and «in this case, diplomatic efforts die.» Therefore, I want to say that there is a genre crisis in diplomacy. Diplomacy begins there and then, where and when the parties are ready to listen to each other. And not just dictate their will in a mentoring tone. This does not lead to anything good, «Medvedev said. He stressed that each country has the right to its position. «Therefore, I cannot say that diplomatic efforts are a thing of the past. But it is quite obvious that, unfortunately, diplomacy does not achieve its results in many areas of international cooperation. And this is an obvious fact,» concluded Med wedev.
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