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Russian source: Moscow threatens to use veto in favor of Syria
 Russian diplomatic sources have affirmed that the Russian National Security Council Secretary General Igor Ivanov has, during his short visit to Syria, conveyed a message from President Vladimir Putin to his Syrian counterparts President Bashar Al-Assad. "The said message is not enlisted within the frame work of pressures "as regards the 1636 resolution but to voice solidarity with Syria and to assure it that Moscow will reject any attempt by the Security Council to pass on any military action against Syria. Sources added that President Putin advised the Syrian leadership to fully cooperate with the International Investigation Committee in order to pull out any pretext from the USA.Sources pointed out that Russia advised Damascus not to reveal the honesty of the investigation committee because this will mean that Syria will not cooperate with Mehlis. In reply to a question on the Russian stance over a fresh decision to impose sanctions against Syria, reliable Russian diplomats sources said that Moscow will absolutely refuse any sanctions against Syria or even surrounding it. "Imposing sanctions against Syria will lead to complicate matters in the Middle East, and will lead to an all chaos that will threaten peace and security world wide in a time that the region is on explosive barrel as a result of the continuous clashes in Iraq. Posted by: Fred 2005-11-20 |
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