Promotion democracy through blood futile ,says Lavrov

MOSCOW,(ST)-Advancing democracy abroad through “iron and blood” “doesn’t work”, said Russia’s Foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. In his speech the diplomat slammed the West’s policy towards Syria and reiterated Russia’s stance on the situation Syria.

­Sergey Lavrov stressed that Moscow’s position towards Syria and other countries in the region is not because Russia “opposes Western influence” or “puts a stick in the spokes of Western-initiated projects out of spite”, but because “advancing democracy through iron and blood just does not work”.,according to Russia Today.

“In most cases it produces the opposite reaction” and leads to “the strengthening of extremists and repressive forces, decreasing the chances of real democratic change,” Lavrov said at a foreign policy council meeting.

 “This has been made clear in recent months – the past year-and-a-half,” he added.

“What is worrying is that at times of crises one is tempted to resort to military methods. Some of our partners find these methods suitable,” Lavrov said.

“No-one knows in the end what will happen in the Middle East, including Syria,” he said.

The latest statement by Lavrov echoes President Vladimir Putin’s comments made back in July. Then Putin criticized the West for clinging to its influence in the Arab world under the guise of “humanitarian operations”, dubbing western involvement in Arab affairs as the export of “rocket and bomb democracy.”

M.D