Using terrorists for regime change is unacceptable - Lavrov — RT News
Moscow condemns efforts to overthrow Syria's political regime using
terrorist groups in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
said.
"Russia condemns the
use of extremist groups in efforts to change the regime [in
Syria]," Lavrov said, at a news conference on Wednesday in
Sochi, after meeting his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem.
The foreign minister
called the US refusal to compromise with Syrian
authorities "openly
ideology-driven," saying that Syria's nuclear
disarmament confirms the country's cooperation
internationally.
Saying the fight against
terrorism should be conducted without "double
standards," the minister said strikes on the Islamic State
forces without approval from Damascus violated international
laws.
"In relation to this, questions to the US-led coalition
arise, about who perform strikes on Islamic State without
agreement with Damascus," said Lavrov.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (RIA Novosti /
Evgeny Biyatov)
