Russia raps West dual policies on Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned Western states’ opposition to the Syrian administration as a policy of ‘double standards’ in approaching the foreign governments they class as ‘dictatorial.’

Lavrov said, “You either deny terrorists any acceptance in international life, or you make your double standard policy work the way it has been working – ‘I don’t like that guy in this country, so we will be calling him a dictator and topple him. This guy in another country is also dictatorial, but he’s our dictator”.
He made the remarks in a recent interview with the US-based CBS channel, which was released on Monday.
The Russian diplomat also reiterated Moscow’s stance regarding its commitment to fulfilling agreements with Syria for defensive weapons.
Lavrov said, “We supply weapons to all those who contracted legally. And this is the universal rule”, adding, “I don’t think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems.”
The United States, Britain and the Israeli regime are pushing Russia to stop an arms deal under which Moscow is obliged to sell Damascus an S-300 air defense system.
The Russian diplomat further added that both the Syrian government and its Western-backed opposition should participate in the forthcoming Geneva 2 conference in an effort to prevent more bloodshed in Syria.