Medvedev: Crisis in Syria Should Be Settled by Syrians Themselves

MOSOCW, (ST) – Russia’s Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, reiterated his country’s stance as regards  solving the crisis in Syrian by the Syrians themselves.

Russia Today website quoted Medvedev as saying in a press conference with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Paris that Russia, unlike its foreign partners including France, believes that settling the conflict in Syria should be done by the Syrians themselves.

 “We don’t consider that interference in the internal affairs of sovereign countries is a correct step even if we had questions about the observance of human rights,” added Medvedev, indicating that these questions should be directed to both the Syrian government and opposition.

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