Lavrov: Moscow and Tehran support Syria's sovereignty
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov, his Iranian and Syrian counterparts, Javad Zarif and Walid Muallem
have commented on the situation in Syria during a joint press conference
in Moscow Oct. 28.
Lavrov said that Moscow and Tehran support Syria's
sovereignty, the fight against terrorism and the restoration of the country's
economy. Moscow, Tehran and Damascus agree that the Syrian peaceful settlement
has no alternatives, Sputnik reported.
The Russian FM said that the Syrian delegation is ready
to leave for Geneva to hold negotiations tomorrow. “It is important to restore
political dialogue in Syria. We favor a political and diplomatic solution to
the Syrian crisis. There is no other way,” he added.
Lavrov urged the UN "not to listen to the
hysterical campaign of lies regarding what is currently happening in Aleppo in
the humanitarian sphere."
"We could not ignore, to say the least, not
professional enough work of UN humanitarian missions. Their inaction allowed
the so-called local council in eastern Aleppo to disrupt the medical
evacuation, on which they themselves insisted”, said the Russian minister.