Russia says it will not allow Syria no-fly zones
Moscow says no-fly shows disrespect for international law.
JPost.com
06/17/2013
MOSCOW – Russia, a veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, will not permit no-fly zones to be imposed over Syria, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday.
“I think we fundamentally will not allow this scenario,” Lukashevich told a news briefing, adding that calls for a no-fly zone showed disrespect for international law.
Lukashevich spoke before planned talks between President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of a G8 summit in Northern Ireland which were expected to focus on the conflict in Syria that has killed at least 93,000 people.
Russia and the United States are trying to bring representatives of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his foes to the negotiating table, but Moscow has criticized US plans to arm rebel forces and to consider imposing a no-fly zone.
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