Lavrov Accuses West of Distorting Syria Agreement
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The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed Tuesday that "some western countries are trying to distort the results of the Geneva meeting on Syria's crisis."
During a press conference with Vietnam's Foreign Minister in Moscow, Lavrov said that "sadly, some representatives of the Syrian opposition started to announce that Geneva resolutions are unacceptable for them."
"At the same time some participants in the Geneva meeting began distorting the results with their statements," Lavrov added.
He affirmed that there's no need to reinterpret the results of the Geneva meeting because these results are exactly what was written in the statement, and that the agreements reached during the meeting must be followed."
"We aren't trying to distort facts as if they mean something more than what is written in the text," Lavrov said and highlighted "the importance of refraining from resorting to unsafe reinterpretations."
He further urged all concerned international sides to coordinate and pressure all the sides relevant to the Syria process for the sole purpose of ending violence and holding talks.
The Russian diplomat also stressed "the need for an immediate start of dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition groups."
On the so-called "Friends of Syria" meeting in Paris, Lavrov announced that his country "won't participate in it because the need to do so has become redundant after the Geneva meeting.
Lavrov affirmed that "Russia cannot share the goals of the aforementioned group because those goals seek to escalate confrontations, not create an atmosphere for a comprehensive Syrian dialogue removed from foreign interference."
He also said that the Russian Ambassador in Egypt will work on convincing the Syrian opposition to unite their stances concerning the peaceful settlement of the crisis, and that the Ambassador is participating in the Syrian's opposition's conference.
"Moscow calls for unifying the Syrian opposition in preparation for dialogue with the Syrian authorities as is stipulated in Annan's plan which was approved by the Security Council... In accordance with that, we consider our participation in Cairo meeting which aims at unifying the Syrian opposition a logical matter," Lavrov concluded.
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed Tuesday that "some western countries are trying to distort the results of the Geneva meeting on Syria's crisis."
During a press conference with Vietnam's Foreign Minister in Moscow, Lavrov said that "sadly, some representatives of the Syrian opposition started to announce that Geneva resolutions are unacceptable for them."
"At the same time some participants in the Geneva meeting began distorting the results with their statements," Lavrov added.
He affirmed that there's no need to reinterpret the results of the Geneva meeting because these results are exactly what was written in the statement, and that the agreements reached during the meeting must be followed."
"We aren't trying to distort facts as if they mean something more than what is written in the text," Lavrov said and highlighted "the importance of refraining from resorting to unsafe reinterpretations."
He further urged all concerned international sides to coordinate and pressure all the sides relevant to the Syria process for the sole purpose of ending violence and holding talks.
The Russian diplomat also stressed "the need for an immediate start of dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition groups."
On the so-called "Friends of Syria" meeting in Paris, Lavrov announced that his country "won't participate in it because the need to do so has become redundant after the Geneva meeting.
Lavrov affirmed that "Russia cannot share the goals of the aforementioned group because those goals seek to escalate confrontations, not create an atmosphere for a comprehensive Syrian dialogue removed from foreign interference."
He also said that the Russian Ambassador in Egypt will work on convincing the Syrian opposition to unite their stances concerning the peaceful settlement of the crisis, and that the Ambassador is participating in the Syrian's opposition's conference.
"Moscow calls for unifying the Syrian opposition in preparation for dialogue with the Syrian authorities as is stipulated in Annan's plan which was approved by the Security Council... In accordance with that, we consider our participation in Cairo meeting which aims at unifying the Syrian opposition a logical matter," Lavrov concluded.
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