Lavrov Warns Syrian Opposition of Provocative Acts
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed Wednesday that "the Syrian armed opposition exercises provocative acts to bring back violence and foil [UN envoy Kofi] Annan's plan.
In a press conference with the Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister, Saad Eddin Ottoman in Moscow, Lavrov said: "We condemn pre-assessments to Annan's plan and call upon all powers which have influence on the Syrian opposition, particularly the armed one, to practice its role in order to stop violence."
The Russian Minister further pointed out to reports published by the Turkish media mentioning that "fighters of the so-called "Free Syrian Army" exploit the camps of the refugees in Turkey to prepare attacks on the Syrian forces from the Turkish lands."
"Moscow calls to solve all issues in peaceful methods through dialogue and without foreign interference in accordance to the international law and within respecting the countries' sovereignty and independence," Lavrov added.
He also expressed his concerns over the attempts of some groups which call themselves "Friends of Syria" at evaluating Annan's plan, adding that "I personally noticed that some of our partners lost the ability to focus after they knew that the Syrian government had accepted Annan's plan."
Lavrov stressed that "Annan's plan was adopted by the UN Security Council."
"The Council is the only side with the powers to assess the plan on the basis of the information submitted by the UN monitoring mission," he emphasized.
Source: SANA, Edited by moqawama.org
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