Speaking to reporters in Berlin, Lavrov said relations should be built on respect for each other's interests and common sense.
Lavrov's comments came after Russia announced it will expel four British diplomats.
The expulsions were made in response to Britain's decision earlier this week to send home four Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to extradite the chief suspect in the radioactive poisoning death of former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko.
(Interfax, ITAR-TASS)