Lavrov Cheered by Syrians, Holds Talks with Assad
Al-Manar | February 7, 2012
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, shortly after he arrived in Damascus and was received by thousands of regime supporters.
“Every leader in every country should be aware of his share of responsibility. You are aware of yours,” Lavrov said to Assad as they kicked off the talks, according to English-language reports by Russian news agencies.
“We hope that the Arab people can live in peace and understanding,” the Russian envoy added.
The Syrian state news agency SANA said that the foreign minister arrived in Damascus amid a huge popular reception in appreciation of Russia’s support to Syria, it’s people and its reform program.
“Huge crowds flocked to … greet Minister Lavrov and express appreciation of Russia’s stances,” it said.
State television showed footage of a sea of people waving Syrian and Russian flags as they lined the streets of the capital, many chanting: “Thank you Russia, thank you China.”
“I want to thank Russia and China for their stand in support of the Syrian people,” one woman said, before crowds swarmed to greet Lavrov’s convoy.
Lavrov’s trip comes days after Russia vetoed along with China against a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria.
The mission is taking place on the orders of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian state media have said Lavrov is bearing a message from the Kremlin for Assad.
The foreign ministry said on Sunday the trip aimed to stabilize the escalating crisis in Syria by winning the “rapid implementation of much-needed democratic reforms” by the Assad regime.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Lavrov refused to divulge the purpose of the mission.
“When you go on a mission on the order of the head of state then the purpose of the mission is usually only revealed to the person it is addressed to. If I tell you everything now, then what is the point?” he said.
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RussiaToday | February 7, 2012
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Lavrov comes to reason with Assad; whereas Netanyahu goes to dictate of Obama with a knee-jerk congress only missing their skull caps!
Everything done is public is for public consumption in DC, but in Syria, which is between the imperial cross-hairs, Lavro has to use the security of the light of day, and safety of the multitude of Syrian people being attacked as was people of Libya; under false-flag psyops, as was the people of the United States on 9/11 as the grand pretext for global warfare.
I think much will be done with the Russian elections in mind to prevent Putin from returning to his former position as head of state. In that regard there is the CIA-NED-AID nexus conspirators pushing a White Revolution. This is a very critical year for the world. The elections are meaningless in America, where the options are so irrelevant, that voting itself is too!
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