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Russia dismisses uproar over Syria arms sales
Russia’s foreign minister said Friday he did not understand the international uproar created by Moscow’s continuing weapons cooperation with regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “I do not understand why the media is trying to create a sensation out of this,” said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We have not hidden…
Arab League praises U.S.-Russia deal to stop fighting in Syria
UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Wednesday hailed a US-Russia accord to push both sides fighting in the Syrian conflict to end the bloodshed, but cautioned that it was “only a first step”. The US-Russia agreement came after lengthy talks in Moscow between US Secretary of State John Kerry,…
Russia against Syria solutions ‘dictated from abroad’
Russia said Thursday it backed a political transition in Syria but rejected Western pressure to call for the exit of President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of international talks on ending the spiralling conflict. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov poured cold water on hopes that world powers have already agreed a common strategy…
Russia warns of religious rift after Arab Spring
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is concerned that the Arab Spring revolutions could sow further turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa by provoking a potentially catastrophic rift between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. In written answers to Reuters, Lavrov said the events in the region…
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