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Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov called on Monday foreign officials to show more awareness in their comments regarding Russia’s stance on Syria.
He said the recent evacuation of Russian citizens, mostly women and children, from Syria made Victoria Nuland, the U.S. State Department Spokeswoman , believe it was a signal that Moscow was ready to give up on the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime
In response, Lavrov stressed that all Russia’s efforts were aimed at backing the Geneva communiqué, which pushed Syria to set up an interim government in order to put it on track towards peace settlement. “That is our stance. It’s not about supporting this or that party in the ongoing tragedy. I hope that our foreign colleagues will not misinterpret Russia’s actions in regard to the Syrian conflict”, he said at a meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders.
On the Iranian level, he urged Global powers and Iran to “stop behaving like little children” and agree a date and place for new talks on Tehran’s nuclear program. “Some of our partners in the six powers and the Iranian side can not come to an agreement about where to meet”, Lavrov stated. He further reiterated that “we are ready to meet at any location as soon as possible”.
“We believe the essence of our talks is far more important (than the site), and we hope that common sense will prevail and we will stop behaving like little children”, the top of Russia’s diplomacy said.
