MOSCOW, (SANA) – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem held talks in Moscow on Monday with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, discussing the current situation in Syria and relations between the two friendly countries.
Al-Moallem briefed Lavrov on the complications of the crisis in Syria which are caused by the interference of well-known regional and international sides and their support of terrorist groups with funds, weapons and training and sending them to Syria to sabotage its infrastructure and attack the armed forces, law-enforcement personnel, citizens, public and private facilities.
He pointed out that President Bashar al-Assad launched the political program to resolve the crisis on January 6th, 2013 at a time when the Syrian government is defending its citizens and combating terrorism, and that a ministerial committee chaired by the Prime Minister was formed to prepare for national comprehensive dialogue with all those who wish to engage in dialogue in Syria and abroad, including those who carried arms and relinquished them, because reform isn't carried out through bloodshed but rather through dialogue.
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