Saudi FM: Russia Should Stop Supporting Syria to Preserve Its Interests
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Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said Tuesday that it is time for Russia to change its stance on Syria.
Such a policy change, he said, would "preserve (Russia's) interests in Syria and the Arab world," adding that he "hoped Russia would re-evaluate its policies in the region, especially with regard to Syria."
Otherwise, "Moscow would lose a lot (of credibility) among the Arabs," Prince Saud told reporters after a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Jeddah.
The Saudi official also described Russia's veto at UN Security Council, against resolutions condemning President Bashar al-Assad's regime, as "unjustifiable."
Addressing ministers at the start of Tuesday's GCC meeting, Prince Saud urged Gulf monarchies "to use their resources to... enable the Syrian people to defend themselves against the murderous and destructive machine of the government."
He did not elaborate but both Saudi Arabia and Qatar have previously called for the arming of the Syrian rebels.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said Tuesday that it is time for Russia to change its stance on Syria.
Such a policy change, he said, would "preserve (Russia's) interests in Syria and the Arab world," adding that he "hoped Russia would re-evaluate its policies in the region, especially with regard to Syria."
Otherwise, "Moscow would lose a lot (of credibility) among the Arabs," Prince Saud told reporters after a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Jeddah.
The Saudi official also described Russia's veto at UN Security Council, against resolutions condemning President Bashar al-Assad's regime, as "unjustifiable."
Addressing ministers at the start of Tuesday's GCC meeting, Prince Saud urged Gulf monarchies "to use their resources to... enable the Syrian people to defend themselves against the murderous and destructive machine of the government."
He did not elaborate but both Saudi Arabia and Qatar have previously called for the arming of the Syrian rebels.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
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