‘We won’t let Syria become 2nd Libya’ - Russian FM

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Russia will not allow the repetition of the Libyan scenario in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said after a meeting with the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in Abu-Dhabi.

“We do not support regimes, we support international law,” Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s stance on Syria. Russia insists on mediating dialogue between the authorities and opposition in the country and this position is reflected in the draft resolution of Russia and China.

He said that Russia supports a peaceful initiative of the Arab League. The document, which was made public on Monday in Doha, provides for withdrawal of tank units from Syrian cities and the start of talks between the forces involved in the conflict.


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The lesson was that arms supplies to Libya continued despite the embargo introduced by the Security Council, “and some heads of states openly admitted the fact”, which only contributed to the escalation of tensions.

http://rt.com/politics/syria-libya-russian-stance-285/