Russia Warns US over Military Intervention in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West and US on Tuesday against unilateral action on Syria a day after President Barack Obama said US forces could intervene if his Syrian counterpart deployed chemical weapons.
"There should be no interference from the outside. The only thing that foreign players should do is create conditions for the start of dialogue," Lavrov was quoted as telling reporters in Moscow after holding talks in Moscow with China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo and a visiting Syrian government delegation.
Lavrov stressed that both Moscow and Beijing are determined to ensure that ongoing international efforts aimed at ending the Syrian conflict "strictly adhere to the norms of international law and the principles contained in the UN Charter, and not to allow their violation."
"I think this is the only correct path in today's conditions," Lavrov said, and pointed out that "only the UN Security Council has the power to authorize any kind of military intervention in the Syrian conflict."
He also warned the West against imposing "democracy by bombs."
Lavrov spoke at a meeting with China's State Councillor Dai Bingguo a day after Obama, asked by reporters whether he might deploy forces in Syria under certain conditions, said: "A red line for us is (if) we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized."
Russia and China have opposed military intervention in Syria throughout 17 months of crisis and have vetoed three UN Security Council resolutions backed by Western and Arab states.
Source: News agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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