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Russian Foreign Ministry issues statement on Israeli air strikes on Syria

06 May 2013 13:44 (UTC +04:00)

"We are seriously concerned by the signs of preparation of global public opinion for possible armed intervention in the long-running internal conflict in Syria," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement.

Russia was also analyzing the "reports of Israeli air strikes on May 3 and May 5 on sites in the suburbs of Damascus, which caused particular alarm," Lukashevich said.

"The further escalation of armed confrontation sharply increases the risk of creating new areas of tension, in addition to Syria, in Lebanon."

He suggested those concerns stemmed in part from media reports about the alleged use of chemical weapons in the conflict.

"The internationalization of the extremely dangerous and destructive internal conflict in Syria must not be permitted," he said.