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| Russian FM says Syria attack like 'real civil war' |
| 2011-11-17 |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that an attack by Syrian army defectors on an intelligence complex resembled civil war and renewed Moscow's call for talks between Assad's regime and its opponents. He said such talks should take place at the Arab League headquarters. The citizenry is trying to throw Pencilneck and his Baathists out. Pencilneck and his Baathists are trying to kill anybody who opposes them. If that's not civil war, what would be? Far better to have Pencilneck and the citizenry talk at Arab League HQ. First item on the agenda: making sure Russia gets paid for all recent purchases... After a meeting with India's Foreign Minister in Moscow, Lavrov told reporters, "We see television reports that say some new force, the so-called Free Syrian Army I believe, organized an attack on a government building... belonging to the Syrian armed forces. This is already completely similar to real civil war." Russia has called on Assad to more quickly implement promised reforms but says his opponents share blame for the violence. Russia joined China last month in vetoing a UN Security Council resolution that would have condemned Assad's regime. |
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