Putting blame for the breakdown of the intra-Syrian talks on Russia is a manifestation of bad taste, Russian Permanent Representative to United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on February 5, TASS reports.
Putting blame for the breakdown of the intra-Syrian talks on Russia is a manifestation of bad taste, Russian Permanent Representative to United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on February 5, TASS reports.
"It is bad taste. Now it is not time for mutual accusations. We must invigorate joint political efforts. They’d better put the blame on those who backs terrorists," he said ahead of a United Nations Security Council closed-door meeting on Syria.
He added: "It is in no way escalation on the part of Russia. It is invigoration of the Syrian government’s efforts against terrorists. Some of the besieged areas have been liberated in the recent days".
As TASS reminds earlier, Syria’s Riyadh-based opposition and a number of countries, including Great Britain and France, put a part of the blame for the postponement of the intra-Syrian talks on Russia having accused it of stepping up its air operation in Syria.
The Russian diplomat said he hoped the intra-Syrian talks would be finally launched by February 25, the date appointed by the United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, who is briefing Security Council members behind closed doors.
