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9/14/12

Middle East: Russia Warns Against Unilateral Military Intervention In Syria

Russia on Tuesday warned the West against any unilateral action on Syria, a day after President Barack Obama cautioned the United States might intervene militarily in the ongoing conflict if the Syrian regime uses its chemical or biological weapons against the rebels.

"There should be no interference from the outside. The only thing that foreign players should do is create conditions for the start of dialogue," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as telling reporters in Moscow after holding talks in Moscow with China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo and a visiting Syrian government delegation.

Lavrov stressed that both Moscow and Beijing are determined to ensure that ongoing international efforts aimed at ending the Syrian conflict "strictly adhere to the norms of international law and the principles contained in the UN Charter, and not to allow their violation."

"I think this is the only correct path in today's conditions," Lavrov said, adding that only the UN Security Council has the power to authorize any kind of military intervention in the Syrian conflict. He also warned the West against imposing "democracy by bombs."

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