Moscow Sees Shift in Western Stance on Syria Opposition

MOSCOW, (ST) – Russia believes the West is reviewing its approach toward the Syrian “opposition”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Thursday, according to RIA Novosti.

“I have the impression that over the past couple of weeks the Western stance on the Syrian opposition has been changing noticeably,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti, the daily Moskovskiye Novosti and the journal Russia in Global Affairs.

Russia is continuing its unification efforts, meeting with representatives of the diverse opposition groupings to promote the idea of dialogue with the Syrian government, he said.

Majority of Syrian People Supports President Al-Assad, says Pushkov

Alexey Pushkov, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman of the Russian Duma has made it clear that the majority of the Syrian people supports President Bashar Al-Assad.

“actually, there are differences in the attitude of Russia and the USA concerning solving the crisis in Syria,” added Pushkov.

“the US slightly shifts its policy as President Al-Assad’s stepping down will not automatically meet the US aspirations, pointing out the Secretary of State Hilary Clinton stated that the “Istanbul council “is not the sole representative of the “opposition”. Hence, they relentlessly began to create other groups within the opposition “. Pushkov pointed out.

M.Daoud