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Western sanctions against Russia in response to its expansion into Ukraine have had an effect on the country’s economy, Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiev admitted last week.
But they haven’t hurt nearly as much as the country’s “systemic dependence on lavish natural resource revenues,” a concept, the ambassador noted, that would not be alien to Canada.
“With the drastic fall of oil and gas prices, as well as other export commodities, the Russian economy suffered a serious blow in 2015,” he told diplomats, academics and students at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs’ Ambassadors Speakers’ Series.
Convenor Larry Lederman and Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiev, after the latter spoke at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Speakers Series. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
He said some countries hoped sanctions would lead to a “cornering or isolating of Russia,” something he called “mission impossible.” Other countries hoped it would bring about a regime change. Instead, sanctions “had a backlash effect, hitting European producers who lost billions of euros, with some economic fallout experienced in [Canada], too.”
British High Commissioner Howard Drake, left, and his wife, Gillian (not shown), hosted a reception at Earnscliffe for the newly elected members of Canadian Parliament at Carleton University. He is shown with André Plourde, dean of Carleton’s faculty of public affairs. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
In advance of the Viennese Winter Ball, which takes place on Feb. 20, Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel hosted a reception at their residence Jan. 21. From left: Julian Armour, artistic and executive director of Music and Beyond; Riedel; Liza Mrak, business development manager at Mark Motors and Grant J McDonald, regional managing partner, KPMG Canada. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
Armenian ambassador Armen Yeganian and his wife, Maria, right, presented an evening of songs of love Feb. 11 at the embassy and featuring award-winning Canadian Opera Company soprano Sasha Djihanian, centre, and renowned tenor Eli Berberian. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
On occasion of the Anniversary of the 68th Independence Day of Myanmar, Ambassador Hau Do Suan and his wife, Nwe Nwe Aye, hosted a reception at Ottawa City Hall Feb. 1. They are shown with Mark McDowell, Canada’s ambassador to Myanmar, left. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
In honour of 40 years of European Union’s official presence in Canada, EU Ambassador Marie-Anne Coninsx and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna unveiled an ice sculpture at Winterlude Jan. 30. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
The embassy of Slovenia hosted a concert Feb. 5, featuring Slovenian accordion player Denis Novato at the University of Ottawa’s Academic Hall. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
A silver lining of sanctions, he said, has been a “wake-up call to diversify by encouraging resourcefulness as opposed to over-reliance on resources.”
He noted that the current storm has been weathered rather well with sectors such as agriculture seeing three per cent growth and industrial production up slightly. The finance and labour markets remain stable and the trade balance is positive, he said.
Hungarian Ambassador Balint Odor hosted a film and wine event at the embassy, with a screening of the award-winning Hungarian movie Liza, The Fox-Fairy. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
“Hard times come and go, but most importantly, in an extremely difficult environment, we have kept our economy open, setting as a major priority to maintain an encouraging business climate for foreign investors while providing incentives and stimulus to national industry [domestically], as well as guarantees to support low-income and vulnerable groups,” he said.
The ambassador called for co-operation between the U.S. and Russia.
Eleonore Wnendt, wife of German Ambassador Werner Wnendt, with the International Women’s Club of Ottawa, hosted an authentic evening of Inuit culture featuring dance, music, throat-singing and northern sports performed by 30 young students from Nunavut Sivuniksavut school. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
Cuban Ambassador Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena and his wife, Miraly Gonzalez, hosted a national day reception at Lansdowne Park. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
Senator Lillian Dyck, Senator Yonah Martin, Senator Thanh Hai Ngo, and Senator Victor Oh hosted a celebration of Lunar New Year on Parliament Hill Feb. 2. From right, Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui, Senator Victor Oh, Susan Gregson, assistant deputy minister at Global Affairs Canada, and Jiang Yili, wife of Zhaohui. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
He said there is “a strong demand for a more just and equal international order,” and added that “Russia is open to constructive engagement, based on recognition of national interests and mutual respect. We all know when Russians and Americans work together the world is a safer place.”
He noted that the Russians and Americans worked together to rid the world of Adolf Hitler and again immediately after 9/11 when President Vladimir Putin offered help to George W. Bush.
“We believe that a deep re-assessment is needed to make our multi-polar world more secure and just,” he said. “This should be an honest dialogue, with the acceptance of the simple fact that the West doesn’t speak for the whole international community, only part of it, while BRICS countries stand for their version of world order as more just and domination-free. And don’t forget about the wider Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, which is a victim of global inequality, doomed to survive on a subsistence level.”
He noted that NATO need not fear Russia as its capabilities far exceed Russia’s.
“Yes, Russians are unhappy with NATO expansion given its superiority and the fact that we’re declared enemy No. 1. But it’s not us who came to the alliance’s doorsteps. It’s NATO building up its infrastructure in closest proximity to our border. Nonetheless, there is no other alternative than keeping dialogue on security issues and coming to terms.”
Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiev and his wife Tamilya Akhmetzhanova hosted a cocktail reception at the embassy Feb. 10 to celebrate the day of diplomatic service. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
He also wants to use dialogue to improve relations with Canada, and added that the election of a new government offered a “window of opportunity for a fundamental shift from self-isolation to engagement in foreign policy.” He urged Canada to pressure Ukraine to implement the Minsk Accord.
“Russia is ready to come back to business as usual, although ‘business as unusual’ or ‘no business at all’ was not our [doing,]” he said. “While acknowledging differences and disagreements, our countries as neighbours across the North Pole have a vested interest in restoring normalcy, at least in such areas of pragmatic co-operation as the Arctic, anti-terror and business ties.”
Jennifer Campbell is editor of Diplomat magazine. Reach her at editor@diplomatonline.com.
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But they haven’t hurt nearly as much as the country’s “systemic dependence on lavish natural resource revenues,” a concept, the ambassador noted, that would not be alien to Canada.
“With the drastic fall of oil and gas prices, as well as other export commodities, the Russian economy suffered a serious blow in 2015,” he told diplomats, academics and students at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs’ Ambassadors Speakers’ Series.
Convenor Larry Lederman and Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiev, after the latter spoke at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Speakers Series. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
He said some countries hoped sanctions would lead to a “cornering or isolating of Russia,” something he called “mission impossible.” Other countries hoped it would bring about a regime change. Instead, sanctions “had a backlash effect, hitting European producers who lost billions of euros, with some economic fallout experienced in [Canada], too.”
British High Commissioner Howard Drake, left, and his wife, Gillian (not shown), hosted a reception at Earnscliffe for the newly elected members of Canadian Parliament at Carleton University. He is shown with André Plourde, dean of Carleton’s faculty of public affairs. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
In advance of the Viennese Winter Ball, which takes place on Feb. 20, Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel hosted a reception at their residence Jan. 21. From left: Julian Armour, artistic and executive director of Music and Beyond; Riedel; Liza Mrak, business development manager at Mark Motors and Grant J McDonald, regional managing partner, KPMG Canada. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
Armenian ambassador Armen Yeganian and his wife, Maria, right, presented an evening of songs of love Feb. 11 at the embassy and featuring award-winning Canadian Opera Company soprano Sasha Djihanian, centre, and renowned tenor Eli Berberian. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
On occasion of the Anniversary of the 68th Independence Day of Myanmar, Ambassador Hau Do Suan and his wife, Nwe Nwe Aye, hosted a reception at Ottawa City Hall Feb. 1. They are shown with Mark McDowell, Canada’s ambassador to Myanmar, left. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
In honour of 40 years of European Union’s official presence in Canada, EU Ambassador Marie-Anne Coninsx and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna unveiled an ice sculpture at Winterlude Jan. 30. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
The embassy of Slovenia hosted a concert Feb. 5, featuring Slovenian accordion player Denis Novato at the University of Ottawa’s Academic Hall. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
A silver lining of sanctions, he said, has been a “wake-up call to diversify by encouraging resourcefulness as opposed to over-reliance on resources.”
He noted that the current storm has been weathered rather well with sectors such as agriculture seeing three per cent growth and industrial production up slightly. The finance and labour markets remain stable and the trade balance is positive, he said.
Hungarian Ambassador Balint Odor hosted a film and wine event at the embassy, with a screening of the award-winning Hungarian movie Liza, The Fox-Fairy. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
“Hard times come and go, but most importantly, in an extremely difficult environment, we have kept our economy open, setting as a major priority to maintain an encouraging business climate for foreign investors while providing incentives and stimulus to national industry [domestically], as well as guarantees to support low-income and vulnerable groups,” he said.
The ambassador called for co-operation between the U.S. and Russia.
Eleonore Wnendt, wife of German Ambassador Werner Wnendt, with the International Women’s Club of Ottawa, hosted an authentic evening of Inuit culture featuring dance, music, throat-singing and northern sports performed by 30 young students from Nunavut Sivuniksavut school. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
Cuban Ambassador Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena and his wife, Miraly Gonzalez, hosted a national day reception at Lansdowne Park. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
Senator Lillian Dyck, Senator Yonah Martin, Senator Thanh Hai Ngo, and Senator Victor Oh hosted a celebration of Lunar New Year on Parliament Hill Feb. 2. From right, Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui, Senator Victor Oh, Susan Gregson, assistant deputy minister at Global Affairs Canada, and Jiang Yili, wife of Zhaohui. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
He said there is “a strong demand for a more just and equal international order,” and added that “Russia is open to constructive engagement, based on recognition of national interests and mutual respect. We all know when Russians and Americans work together the world is a safer place.”
He noted that the Russians and Americans worked together to rid the world of Adolf Hitler and again immediately after 9/11 when President Vladimir Putin offered help to George W. Bush.
“We believe that a deep re-assessment is needed to make our multi-polar world more secure and just,” he said. “This should be an honest dialogue, with the acceptance of the simple fact that the West doesn’t speak for the whole international community, only part of it, while BRICS countries stand for their version of world order as more just and domination-free. And don’t forget about the wider Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, which is a victim of global inequality, doomed to survive on a subsistence level.”
He noted that NATO need not fear Russia as its capabilities far exceed Russia’s.
“Yes, Russians are unhappy with NATO expansion given its superiority and the fact that we’re declared enemy No. 1. But it’s not us who came to the alliance’s doorsteps. It’s NATO building up its infrastructure in closest proximity to our border. Nonetheless, there is no other alternative than keeping dialogue on security issues and coming to terms.”
Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiev and his wife Tamilya Akhmetzhanova hosted a cocktail reception at the embassy Feb. 10 to celebrate the day of diplomatic service. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
He also wants to use dialogue to improve relations with Canada, and added that the election of a new government offered a “window of opportunity for a fundamental shift from self-isolation to engagement in foreign policy.” He urged Canada to pressure Ukraine to implement the Minsk Accord.
“Russia is ready to come back to business as usual, although ‘business as unusual’ or ‘no business at all’ was not our [doing,]” he said. “While acknowledging differences and disagreements, our countries as neighbours across the North Pole have a vested interest in restoring normalcy, at least in such areas of pragmatic co-operation as the Arctic, anti-terror and business ties.”
Jennifer Campbell is editor of Diplomat magazine. Reach her at editor@diplomatonline.com.
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