West Inciting Syrian Opposition, US to Blame for Violence: Russian FM
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the West is explicitly inciting the Syrian opposition to continue fighting instead of encouraging it to hold dialogue with the government.
RT website quoted the ministry as saying in a statement on Wednesday ''Our Western partners have done nothing so far to pressure the Syrian opposition to start dialogue with the government, otherwise they are clearly inciting it to continue fighting, which will undoubtedly lead to no political solution to the crisis.''
''The Russian government knows what ought to be done, as all the members of the work group on Syria vowed in their final statement in Geneva to work with the Syrian government and opposition to launch the national reconciliation process as soon as possible,'' added the statement.
The statement also pointed out that a few days ago, Moscow proposed adopting a concise statement on behalf of the work group on Syria that calls upon the Syrian government and opposition to end violence as soon as possible and appoint negotiators to start political dialogue.
''But our Western partners showed total opposition even to the idea of discussing the possibility of this statement, trying instead to distort the content of Geneva agreements, in addition to leveling accusations at Russia of foiling the efforts of the UN Security Council to find a solution to the crisis in Syria...This stance is sheer hypocrisy.''
The Russian Foreign Ministry's statement came in response to the statement of the spokeswoman for the US Department of State Victoria Noland which stated that the Russian government knows what ought to be done to solve the crisis in Syria.
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported incognito Russian Foreign Ministry official saying that "Russia believes Syria has no intention of using its chemical weapons and is able to safeguard them".
The report seemed aimed to reassure the West that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not use chemical weapons against rebels after US President Barack Obama threatened "enormous consequences" if Damascus even moved them in a menacing way.
On a related note, Director of the Russian Center for Analyzing World Arms Trade, Igor Korotchenko told Russia Today TV that the US is responsible for the victims and suffering in Syria, as it has supported the opposition and armed groups there and rejects a solution to the crisis.
Korotchenko said there are confirmed reports that the US President Barack Obama signed a memo that allows the US forces to support the opposition and armed groups in Syria, which proves the US does not want a solution to the crisis.
He indicated that al-Qaeda organization is fighting alongside the armed opposition in Syria, adding that the goals of the US and al-Qaeda are the same at this stage.
Korotchenko stressed that the priority now is to dialogue and work to end violence, adding that the Russian position is clear unlike the stances of Western countries which are trying to supply the opposition with weapons.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the West is explicitly inciting the Syrian opposition to continue fighting instead of encouraging it to hold dialogue with the government.
RT website quoted the ministry as saying in a statement on Wednesday ''Our Western partners have done nothing so far to pressure the Syrian opposition to start dialogue with the government, otherwise they are clearly inciting it to continue fighting, which will undoubtedly lead to no political solution to the crisis.''
''The Russian government knows what ought to be done, as all the members of the work group on Syria vowed in their final statement in Geneva to work with the Syrian government and opposition to launch the national reconciliation process as soon as possible,'' added the statement.
The statement also pointed out that a few days ago, Moscow proposed adopting a concise statement on behalf of the work group on Syria that calls upon the Syrian government and opposition to end violence as soon as possible and appoint negotiators to start political dialogue.
''But our Western partners showed total opposition even to the idea of discussing the possibility of this statement, trying instead to distort the content of Geneva agreements, in addition to leveling accusations at Russia of foiling the efforts of the UN Security Council to find a solution to the crisis in Syria...This stance is sheer hypocrisy.''
The Russian Foreign Ministry's statement came in response to the statement of the spokeswoman for the US Department of State Victoria Noland which stated that the Russian government knows what ought to be done to solve the crisis in Syria.
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported incognito Russian Foreign Ministry official saying that "Russia believes Syria has no intention of using its chemical weapons and is able to safeguard them".
The report seemed aimed to reassure the West that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not use chemical weapons against rebels after US President Barack Obama threatened "enormous consequences" if Damascus even moved them in a menacing way.
On a related note, Director of the Russian Center for Analyzing World Arms Trade, Igor Korotchenko told Russia Today TV that the US is responsible for the victims and suffering in Syria, as it has supported the opposition and armed groups there and rejects a solution to the crisis.
Korotchenko said there are confirmed reports that the US President Barack Obama signed a memo that allows the US forces to support the opposition and armed groups in Syria, which proves the US does not want a solution to the crisis.
He indicated that al-Qaeda organization is fighting alongside the armed opposition in Syria, adding that the goals of the US and al-Qaeda are the same at this stage.
Korotchenko stressed that the priority now is to dialogue and work to end violence, adding that the Russian position is clear unlike the stances of Western countries which are trying to supply the opposition with weapons.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
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