Lavrov says no alternative to UN SC Resolution 2254 on Syria

SUKHUM, April 19. /TASS/. There is no alternative to the honest implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 on Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. "There are some who do not like the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 emphasizing the need to respect Syria’s sovereignty and stipulating that only the Syrian people have the right to decide the future of their country," the Russian top diplomat noted. "These forces are trying to use provocations and create pretexts in order to change the regime instead of resolving the crisis. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and I discussed the Syrian issue in detail," he added. "I am confident that there is no alternative to the honest implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254," Lavrov stressed. Read more