Obama Threatens, Lavrov Stresses Rejection to Interference: Syria
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed there should be no outside interference in Syria. His warning came one day after the US had threatened unilateral military action against Damascus.
"There should be no interference from the outside," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed on Tuesday.
"The only thing that foreign players should do is create conditions for the start of dialogue," Lavrov told reporters following talks with Syria's visiting Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil.
On Monday, US President Barack Obama raised the possibility of unilateral military action against Syria, warning the Middle-Eastern country of "enormous consequences" in case it used chemical weapons.
Obama blatantly said that he had not ordered military engagement against President Bashar Assad's regime "at this point".
Also, speaking on Monday in Helsinki, where he was meeting Finnish government leaders, Lavrov said the months-long unrest in Syria should only be resolved through political means, noting Moscow would not approve any political transition that was forced on Syria.
Last week, Lavrov also rejected the idea of imposing no-fly zones over Syria, saying some countries are using the humanitarian crisis in Syria as a pretext to implement no-fly-zones.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed there should be no outside interference in Syria. His warning came one day after the US had threatened unilateral military action against Damascus.
"There should be no interference from the outside," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed on Tuesday.
"The only thing that foreign players should do is create conditions for the start of dialogue," Lavrov told reporters following talks with Syria's visiting Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil.
On Monday, US President Barack Obama raised the possibility of unilateral military action against Syria, warning the Middle-Eastern country of "enormous consequences" in case it used chemical weapons.
Obama blatantly said that he had not ordered military engagement against President Bashar Assad's regime "at this point".
Also, speaking on Monday in Helsinki, where he was meeting Finnish government leaders, Lavrov said the months-long unrest in Syria should only be resolved through political means, noting Moscow would not approve any political transition that was forced on Syria.
Last week, Lavrov also rejected the idea of imposing no-fly zones over Syria, saying some countries are using the humanitarian crisis in Syria as a pretext to implement no-fly-zones.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
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