Attempts to apply outside pressure on Syria counterproductive – Lavrov

Moscow said that the attempts of external forces to dictate recipes of the future political structure for Syria would not lead to stable peace in the country.

“Only Syrians themselves can determine the structure of the country’s future. The attempts of external forces to engage in social engineering and to dictate the recipes of political structure to other nations are counterproductive,” .

Such actions “will not lead to stable peace and national accord,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, the Voice of Russia correspondent Artyom Kobzev reports.

Absence of Iran at Geneva-2 will not help in fighting terrorism in Muslim world

The absence of Iran in the Geneva II peaceful conference on Syria will not contribute to fighting terrorism in the “Muslim” world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

“The absence of Iran will not contribute to the efforts on ensuring the unity of the Muslim world, including in fighting terrorism, which is a threat to all of us and all Muslims as well,” Lavrov said .

Russia supplies to Syria nothing that could destabilize regional situation Russia supplies to Syria nothing that could destabilize regional situation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Situation around Geneva-2 conference does not add authority to UN

Situation around Geneva-2 conference does not add authority to UN, Russian Foregin Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Neutralization of terrorist threat in Syria should be Geneva-2 priority

Terrorists related to “Al Qaeda” are currently the main threat to Syria, and Russia suggests Geneva-2 should elaborate ways of their neutralization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, the Voice of Russia correspondent Artyom Kobzev reports.

“A major problem, which has been aggravated during the crisis in Syria, is a surge in extremism and terrorism. Most serious politicians admit that operations of terrorist groups related to “al-Qaeda” present the main threat to Syria nowadays,” he told a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday.

“The elaboration of ways of their neutralization should become a priority of the Geneva-2 conference,” he stressed.

We will go to Geneva to promote inter-Syrian dialog without preliminary conditions

Russia will go to Geneva-2 conference and will promote inter-Syrian dialog without preliminary conditions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

“We will go to the Geneva conference and promote our stand in order to start a dialogue between the Syrian sides without preconditions,” .

Iran should be represented at Geneva-2

Iran shoul be represented at Geneva-2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Russia insists that Iran should participate in the process of the settlement of the situation in Syria.

“The interests of the cause essentially require the representation of Iran, like all the other countries of the region,” said Lavrov .

Revocation of the UN’s invitation of Iran to Geneva-2 is mistake, but not catastrophe

The revocation of the UN Secretary General’s invitation of Iran to Geneva-2 is a mistake, but not a catastrophe.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s decision to withdraw his invitation to Iran to attend the Geneva-2 international conference on Syria is a mistake, but it is not a catastrophe, Lavrov said.

“It is certainly a mistake. I said this before. But no catastrophe has occurred. In this case, we are speaking about a one-day event on January 22, to which some 40 foreign ministers from different states, including the most remote regions, have been invited,” Lavrov said .

Only Syrians themselves can define future of their country

Only Syrians themselves can define future of their country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, the Voice of Russia correspondent Artyom Kobzev reports.

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