Lavrov says Syrian army defectors' advance on intelligence complex echoes civil war; renews call for Arab League talks.
By REUTERSRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov 311 (R)(photo credit: Reuters)
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that an attack by Syrian army defectors on an intelligence complex resembled civil war and reiterated Moscow's call for talks between Syria's government and its opponents.He said such talks should take place at the Arab League headquarters.RELATED:Arab League gives Syria 3 days to stop bloodshed'EU, Arabs seek UNGA condemnation of Syria "We see television reports that say some new force, the so-called Free Syrian Army I believe, organized an attack on a government building... belonging to the Syrian armed forces. This is already completely similar to real civil war," Lavrov told reporters after a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in Moscow.Russia has called on President Bashar Assad to implement promised reforms faster but says his opponents share blame for the violence that the United Nations says has killed more than 3,500 people since a government crackdown on protesters began eight months ago.Russia joined China last month in vetoing a UN Security Council resolution that would have condemned Assad's government.
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