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Syrian minister says regime is ready for peace talks with rebels

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) speaks with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem. Image via AFP.

The Syrian regime is ready to talk with all parties, including armed rebels, who want dialogue to end the conflict, Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Monday at talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. “We are ready for dialogue with all who want dialogue, including those who are carrying…

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Russia seeks UN backing of Syria peace plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) chats to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the APEC summit in Vladivostok (AFP, Sergei Karpukhin)

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Russia said Saturday it would ask the UN Security Council to endorse a plan to end the raging violence in Syria, but the United States insisted that any resolution had to have teeth. Russia has been the main diplomatic and military supporter of Syria’s embattled President Bashar…

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US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia on Saturday, a showpiece of Washington’s “reset” of ties with its former Cold War enemy. The new START nuclear arms reduction treaty officially came into force when Clinton and Russian counterpart…

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