Sergey Lavrov: “Syrian leadership has continued to fulfil the Annan plan”

Moscow will continue to seek from the Syrian leadership of Kofi Annan and expressed the hope that the same will work for countries that have influence in the opposition, said at a press conference on Saturday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. 

“We are doing this for two months and we will continue to insist that the Syrian leadership has continued to fulfil the Annan plan,” - said Lavrov. 

Clashes in Syria do not stop for more than a year. According to the United Nations, the overall number of victims over 12 thousand people. Syrian authorities state that in clashes with the armed opposition killed more than 2.5 thousand soldiers and law enforcement officers against whom there are heavily armed militants. Since April in the country, in accordance with the plan of Kofi Annan, declared a truce, which were intended to keep UN observers. However, the parties to the conflict to regularly report on the new armed incidents and casualties.

Annan proposed to invite Iran to a Conference on Syria

The UN Envoy and the League of Arab States (LAS), Kofi Annan believes that Iran should be invited to the International Conference on the settlement of the Syrian crisis in Geneva. But he also believes that Moscow and Washington should agree among themselves on this issue. Reported by United States administration officials told reporters. 

Kofi Annan hopes that the United States and Russia reached agreement on Iran and other issues, the Forum before official invitations will be sent out. Annan hopes that such an agreement will be reached by the end of 26 June to 30 June Forum. 

In addition to Iran, Kofi Annan, proposes to invite to a Conference in Geneva, the Foreign Ministers of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, as well as Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. In addition, Annan expects to participate in the work of the Conference, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and security policy Catherine Ashton, EU. 

Earlier, the UN Envoy and Las expressed publicly in favor of Iran's participation in the work of the Conference, pointing out that Tehran "should be part of the solution to the Syrian issue. United States vehemently opposed to it, and, as emphasized by the American representatives, have not changed their position.