Lavrov: “US more receptive to Russian position on Syria”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States is gradually starting to accept Russia’s position on the situation in Syria.
“I think the Americans have become more susceptible to the arguments we have used in our work for several years,” Lavrov was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Commenting on statements made by his U.S. counterpart John Kerry on Tuesday about Washington’s readiness to cooperate with Russia on Syria, Lavrov said there are growing chances for that cooperation to materialize.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter expressed a “positive outlook” about cooperation on the situation in Syria and fighting terrorism following a phone call they made to discuss the issue.
A striking shift has occurred recently as Kerry and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius backed down on earlier conditions they articulated for any inter-Syrian dialogue to take place. This change came in the wake of Russia’s announcement of a clear counter-terrorism strategy that brings onboard the countries most affected by it, particularly Syria.
“Russia will continue helping Syria to prevent another Libya scenario”
Russia: US can obtain all data needed on Damascus-Moscow cooperation
A source at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the US can obtain all data on the cooperation between Russia and Syria through the standing communication channels between the Russian and U.S. ministries of defense.
In an interview with Novosti Agency on Wednesday, the source highlighted that a communication channel had been established and Washington can get the answers to all questions via this channel.
Moscow: The US should withdraw signature to Geneva communique if it wants regime change in Syria
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the US can not call for a regime change in Syria if it was truly committed to Geneva communique of June 30, 2012.
In a statement on Wednesday, Zakharova said the United States should withdraw its signature to the Geneva communiqué if Washington does not agree that the Syrian people themselves should decide their future.
“If they have not recalled their signature and state their commitment to the document, then there can be no modeling of scenarios for the development of the situation and its practical implementation. Otherwise, the US is deceiving everybody,” Zakharova added.
“The Geneva communique says that political future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people themselves,” she said.
“Then, probably, the US should state that it is retracting the signature to the Geneva communique. Then we will be able to understand what their next move will be,” she added.
On the other hand, a Russian diplomatic source told journalists that Moscow is optimistic towards the possibility of unifying international efforts for combating ISIS and for solving the crisis in Syria, warning that failing to unify efforts in this domain would risk a real catastrophe.
The Syrian people and government would never accept any solution imposed from abroad
Syria’s Permanent Envoy to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari said there are indications on an inevitable international change on the crisis in Syria, stressing that the reason behind this change was basically that the Syrian army stood firm on land and that the Syrian government has dealt with the crisis in a diplomatic and smart way.
“The Syrian people and government would never accept any solution imposed from abroad,” Al-Jaafari said in an interview with al-Mayadeen TV on Wednesday, adding “We, as Syrians, are in no need to a broker to lead us the road of safety.”
He affirmed that the Syrian state has no problem to go to “Geneva 3” as long as it is not a return to zero point, adding that Moscow had realized the western countries’ real will which contradict their statements, especially after the crisis of the Syrian refugees and that the west wants to increase its military intervention on the pretext of fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization.
Al-Jaafari underlined that Tehran and Moscow are Syria’s allies and there is cooperation among the allies, stressing the importance of Tehran’s attendance in Geneva 3 conference.
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