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| Lavrov to hold Syria talks with Qatar minister |
| 2015-12-26 |
| Russian Foreign Minister Separately, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia said his government was striving to maintain Syria as a unified nation inclusive of all sects, according to the Twitter account of the Saudi Shura Council on Wednesday. The king also blamed the government of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad for the rise of militant groups in the region, saying terrorist organisations would not find fertile ground without the Syrian government’s policies, the council said. Salman officially inaugurated a new session for the consultative body earlier on Wednesday. In a related development, the UN Security Council renewed a resolution facilitating the cross-border delivery of aid to millions of Syrians, while complaining previous such measures were not seen through on the ground. The text was adopted unanimously by the 15 member-states, which include Syrian ally Russia. The resolution extends authorisation for UN humanitarian convoys to cross into Syria without the consent of the Damascus regime, in line with a previous text adopted in July 2014 and due to expire in January. The document said the Security Council was “gravely concerned at the lack of effective implementation of its resolutions” calling for greater facilitation of aid deliveries. |
| Posted by:Steve White |