VILNIUS. April 21 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia's position on the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Ukraine will be based on the principles of sovereignty, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a Thursday news conference in Vilnius following a NATO-Russia Council meeting.
Lavrov said in answer to an Interfax question that he would meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk later in the day and discuss cooperation with NATO.