Russia says position on Syria will not change
Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Moscow will keep supporting Syria in its fight against terrorism.
Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday that Russia’s position on Syria has not changed and will not change, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.
“Russia’s stance isn’t changeable according to circumstances, and we are committed to all agreements and statements, including the Geneva Communiqué issued in June 30, 2012,” said Bogdanov, who also serves as President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for the Middle East.
The so-called Geneva Communiqué, which was adopted in the first international meeting on the ongoing crisis in Syria in the Swiss city, sketches the steps in a process to end the unabated violence in Syria.
The Russian deputy foreign minister said he is in constant contact with Syrian Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal Mekdad and stays abreast of developments in and issues surrounding Syria.
Bogdanov said Russia’s supports measures taken by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, who has made a proposal for holding talks to end the crisis in the Arab country. On July 29, the UN official invited Syrians to participate in what he called “parallel, or simultaneous, thematic discussions through intra-Syrian working groups,” without specifying details regarding the time and place of the talks.
“Our position on Syria has not changed, and we see it necessary to hold dialogue between the government and the opposition at the negotiating table to determine the future of Syria in a way that would maintain the interests of everybody,” he added.
Elaborating on the measures at hand to resolve the ongoing deadly crisis in Syria, Bogdanov said, “We are making a political action to come to holding meetings with officials from the US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to help the Syrians.”
On Tuesday, Bogdanov held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on regional developments and the ways to resolve the conflict in Syria politically.
The conflict in Syria has reportedly killed an estimated 230,000 people, including nearly 11,500 children, since March 2011.
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