Rysslands utrikesminister; Lavrov ger sin syn på läget i Syrien. Han uppmanar Väst, som har styrkor i Syrien, att bekämpa de terrorstämplade grupperna; IS och Jabhat al-Nusra. Om de gjorde det, så skulle kriget i Syrien snart vara slut.
Han säger också att Ryssland och Syrien vill påbörja arbetet med att förändra konstitutionen snart, men oppositionen HNC vill inte det. De vill bara att Assad skall avgå. De vägrar acceptera planen som slogs fast av FN: Kamp mot terroristerna, utarbetande av ändringar i konstitutionen och förberedelse för nya val. Det är inte konstruktivt och det kommer inte att gagna dem.
Ryssland och Syrien fortsätter arbetet med att utöka lokala vapenvilor. Men tyvärr motarbetas den processen av dem som stödjer Jabhat al-Nusra och fortsätter finansiera dem.
Angående utredningen av den senaste gasattacken, konstaterar han att Väst inte vill ha en oberoende utredning av experter.
Citat:
Moscow urges West to focus on fight against Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria
ASTANA, April 21. /TASS/. Russia calls on the Western countries that have their military in Syria to focus on the fight against terrorists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
"There is a special ops unit of some Western countries there and Turkey’s armed forces in Syria, and certainly the US-led coalition," Lavrov said.
"If these forces are used to combat terrorism, the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra (terrorist groups, outlawed in Russia), I think the result could be achieved rather quickly and be positive," he said.
"Let us not forget about the political process. We are actively promoting the need to begin work on the constitution at an early date," he said. "You mentioned the so-called High Negotiations Committee. They do not want to do that."
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"They (the HNC) still refuse to accept what the UN offered in Geneva, namely, to start working simultaneously on the issues of governance at this stage, the issues of drafting a new constitution, preparations for elections and the fight against terrorism," Lavrov noted. "They reject everything and are only willing to discuss the issue of overthrowing (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad."
"The work that lies ahead is not going to be easy. However, those who directly influence and finance this High Negotiations Committee should give a thought to the fact that continuing to connive with these opposition members taking a destructive stance is just unworthy."
Russia is taking steps for expanding the list of Syrian opposition groups that have joined truce.
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http://tass.com/politics/942486
