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"Agree that we all will be supporting the democratic reforms of the changing countries, but not to impose an outside value scale, acknowledging the variety of development models."
"Should agree that we shall be supporting the peaceful settlement of the inner state conflicts and stopping of violence via conditions for an inclusive dialogue with involvement of all national political groups."
"Should agree that we shall refrain from outside interference, especially by force, without a clear mandate from the UN Security Council and from any unilateral sanctions. That we should continuously and firmly fight extremism and terrorism in all forms, should demand observation of rights for ethnic and confessional minorities."
"Approaches of our Western counterparts cause many questions."
"Does support for change of regimes justify terror methods? Is it possible to be fighting in one situation against those who you support in another one?"
Lavrov said answers to key questions "should be found jointly, especially regarding final objectives for the efforts to settle crises in countries of the Euro-Atlantic region, which have more uniting aspects rather than discrepancies."
Russia categorically opposes force. It wants Syrians alone to decide who'll lead them. It wants no external interference. It's got international law on its side.
Earlier Lavrov expressed concern about Israeli aggression on Syria. He called it "unacceptable."
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