Moscow _ Agencies
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused the United Nations of obstructing Syria´s reconstruction, while the Syrian regime, with the support of Moscow, is calling on Syrian refugees to return home.
"The political circle of the United Nations Secretariat has been published and distributed through the UN system a confidential memorandum barring organizations of the UN system, from participating in any project that works for the United Nations," Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow with his Lebanese counterpart Jubran Bassil. "To the Syrian economy."
The UN organizations concerned are "exclusively in the provision of humanitarian aid," he said.
"Why has the Security Council not been informed of this, which directly manages the settlement of the Syrian conflict, and why are decisions of this kind taken without an objective, transparent analysis of the situation on the ground?" said Lavrov, addressing UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez. I hope it clarifies. "
Russia has provided decisive military support to the Syrian regime from the end of 2015, which has now allowed it to control about two-thirds of the area of Syria.
The number of Syrian refugees is estimated at 5.6 million.
"Over the past month, some 7,000 refugees have left Lebanon and returned to Syria, and we are continuing our efforts in this direction," Lavrov said.
The Russian minister also said that "the conditions for achieving this are in place and improving, and I am talking about decisions taken at the end of the Syrian National Dialogue Conference in Sochi," on the Black Sea, held in January (January). Moscow accuses the United Nations of obstructing Syria´s reconstruction
Moscow _ Agencies
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused the United Nations of obstructing Syria´s reconstruction, while the Syrian regime, with the support of Moscow, is calling on Syrian refugees to return home.
"The political circle of the United Nations Secretariat has been published and distributed through the UN system a confidential memorandum barring organizations of the UN system, from participating in any project that works for the United Nations," Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow with his Lebanese counterpart Jubran Bassil. "To the Syrian economy."
The UN organizations concerned are "exclusively in the provision of humanitarian aid," he said.
"Why has the Security Council not been informed of this, which directly manages the settlement of the Syrian conflict, and why are decisions of this kind taken without an objective, transparent analysis of the situation on the ground?" said Lavrov, addressing UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez. I hope it clarifies. "
Russia has provided decisive military support to the Syrian regime from the end of 2015, which has now allowed it to control about two-thirds of the area of Syria.
The number of Syrian refugees is estimated at 5.6 million.
"Over the past month, some 7,000 refugees have left Lebanon and returned to Syria, and we are continuing our efforts in this direction," Lavrov said.
The Russian minister also said that "the conditions for achieving this are in place and improving, and I am talking about decisions taken at the end of the Syrian National Dialogue Conference in Sochi," on the Black Sea, held in January (January).
