The situation unfolding in Syria requires immediate actions to shield the country from terrorists' aggression.
MOSCOW
(Sputnik) – Urgent measures need to be taken to defend Syria
from terrorist aggression, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Thursday in his address to participants of a Syrian reconciliation
meeting in Moscow:
Moscow
is not seeking to become a sole mediator in Syrian reconciliation and
welcomes any constructive efforts aimed at resolving the situation
in the war-torn country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Thursday.
"The Russian side is not seeking to monopolize efforts in support of Syrian reconciliation," Lavrov said.
The negotiating parties first met in Moscow in the end of January to discuss a political framework for settling the Syrian crisis. The warring sides worked out the so-called Moscow Principles outlining a political platform for national reconciliation.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011 following an anti-government uprising. The war has claimed over 220,000 lives, and displaced almost four millions, according to UN estimates. Several extremist groups, including the Islamic State and the Nusra Front operate in Syria.
The United States is leading the international coalition of more than 60 nations that has been launching airstrikes against ISIL in Syria since September 2014, without prior permission from Damascus.
“We are convinced that the way the situation
in and around Syria unfolds requires immediate measures to ensure the
country’s protection against the aggression of terrorists and their
accomplices and to restore its integrity.”
Moscow Welcomes All Constructive Efforts in Support of Syrian Reconciliation
"We sincerely welcome any constructive efforts
by international and regional partners in the interests of Syria and the
Syrian people, based on the Geneva communique and, of course, without a
hidden geopolitical agenda or double standards."
On Thursday, a Syrian opposition source said that the participants
of intra-Syrian consultations in Moscow are expected to issue a
nine-point joint statement on Friday.The negotiating parties first met in Moscow in the end of January to discuss a political framework for settling the Syrian crisis. The warring sides worked out the so-called Moscow Principles outlining a political platform for national reconciliation.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011 following an anti-government uprising. The war has claimed over 220,000 lives, and displaced almost four millions, according to UN estimates. Several extremist groups, including the Islamic State and the Nusra Front operate in Syria.
The United States is leading the international coalition of more than 60 nations that has been launching airstrikes against ISIL in Syria since September 2014, without prior permission from Damascus.
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