Russia
says it will not allow Syria no-fly zones
Russia,
a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council, will not permit
no-fly zones to be imposed over Syria, Foreign Ministry spokesman
Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday.
17
June, 2013
"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 U.S.
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 al-Assad and his foes to the negotiating table, but
Moscow has criticized U.S. plans to arm rebel forces and to consider
imposing a no-fly zone.
"All
these maneuvers about no-fly zones and humanitarian corridors are a
direct consequence of a lack of respect for international law,"
Lukashevich said.
He
said Russia did not want a scenario in Syria that resembled the
events in Libya after the imposition of a no-fly zone which enabled
NATO aircraft to help rebels overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.
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