Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:
• Russia seeks dialogue with Syria’s new authorities on diplomatic security and regional matters.
• Economic cooperation with the new Syrian administration is a priority for Russia.
• The new Syrian leadership views ties with Russia as strategic and long-term, a sentiment Russia shares.
• Russia remains in contact with Riyadh, Baghdad, Beirut, and others regarding Syria’s stabilization.
• Syria must remain unified, and Israel cannot secure itself at the expense of others.
• Preventing Syria’s collapse is essential, despite external efforts to achieve it.
• Elections in Syria must include all political, ethnic, and religious groups.
• Russia hopes Syria avoids Libya’s fate following the power transition.
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• Russia seeks dialogue with Syria’s new authorities on diplomatic security and regional matters.
• Economic cooperation with the new Syrian administration is a priority for Russia.
• The new Syrian leadership views ties with Russia as strategic and long-term, a sentiment Russia shares.
• Russia remains in contact with Riyadh, Baghdad, Beirut, and others regarding Syria’s stabilization.
• Syria must remain unified, and Israel cannot secure itself at the expense of others.
• Preventing Syria’s collapse is essential, despite external efforts to achieve it.
• Elections in Syria must include all political, ethnic, and religious groups.
• Russia hopes Syria avoids Libya’s fate following the power transition.
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