“Syria Opposition” Abroad Doesn’t Feel Syrian People’s Suffering: Lavrov

MOSCOW, (ST) –  Russian Foreign Minister Sergi Lavrov has warned against the increasing influx of foreign fighter coming to Syria from North Africa and Europe.

In a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday, Lavrov said “the Syrian opposition doesn’t feel the suffering of the Syrian people as most of them are living abroad”, stressing that holding an international conference on Syria is the “only way” to attain a peaceful solution to the crisis in the country.

The developments of the crisis in Syria threaten the stability of the entire region, deepen differences in the Islamic world and escalate the danger surrounding Syria.

Lavrov reiterated the need to avoid unilateral solutions and the adoption of double standard policies in dealing with the crisis in Syria. He also stressed the necessity of inviting all concerned parties, including Iran, to the negotiation table at the international conference due to be held in Geneva.

Commenting on the European Union’s decision to end the arms embargo on the “Syrian armed groups”, Lavrov said the decision adds more obstacles in the face of holding the Geneva international conference.

The Russian Foreign Minister strongly criticized the US-backed draft resolution on Syria which is scheduled to be discussed at the UN Human Rights Council today, affirming that it will damage  attempts to end the crisis in the country.

“The United States promote this completely damaging  initiative which will undermine the US-Russian joint efforts to hold an international conference on Syria,” Lavrov said.

H. Mustafa