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Russia supports Syrians’ decision on leadership: FM

17 March 2012 18:02 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced support for the Syrian people’s decision on their leadership and again urged a ceasefire and political talks in the violence-wracked country, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Russia believed the Syrians could make decisions on the country’s future, he told a TV news program to be broadcast Saturday evening.

"Russia will support any agreement based on outcomes of a general political dialogue between the government and all opposition groups," he said.

Lavrov also said his proposal to end all violence in Syria was not only for President Bashar al-Assad but also for the "more militarized" rebel groups.

We should make more efforts to bring all parties to the negotiation table, he said.

Russia and China last month vetoed an U.N. draft resolution that backed a plan to promote a regime change in the West Asian country.

Moscow reiterated its stance several times that a political solution is the best option for the Syrian crisis and warned against any foreign intervention in the country’s internal affairs.