Lavrov : G-8 reached Common Understanding on Main Issues

MOSCOW,(ST)_ Russia ‘s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that foreign ministers of the Group -8 were able, during their meeting in London to reach agreement on the most important international issues, including the Syrian,  Iranian and  Korean  files though there were  differences in the beginning.

“Of course, in the beginning, attitudes vary seriously, but thanks to reason  and the  good will , common positions were concluded in the context of the need to search for political  and diplomatic solutions without isolating  any party “, Russia Today online quoted Lavrov as saying to reporters after a meeting of G-8  foreign ministers on Thursday  in London , noting that ” consensual positions  were reached concerning Iran ,the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula , the crisis in Syria and conflicts in Africa. ”

Lavrov explained that attention was focused on other issues such as non-proliferation of nuclear weapons , counter-terrorism , the fight against drug production ,and sexual violence in armed conflict areas, stressing that “this issue  must be resolved on the ground of  UN Security Council and General Assembly  Resolutions on issues of women ,children and armed conflict “.

T. Fateh