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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

No NATO Intervention in Syria - Rasmussen

07:27 21/05/2012 CHICAGO, May 21 (RIA Novosti)

NATO does not plan to use military force in Syria, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

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Russia Calls for Solving Syrian Crisis by "Forceps", Not "Ax"
17:34 19/05/2012
Russia will call its partners at the G8 summit for "not to try to cut the Syrian crisis knot by ax" but "use a forceps" to solve the conflict, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Russia's Federation Council Mikhail Margelov said on Saturday.
Car Bomb Hits Syria City
15:28 19/05/2012
At least nine people were killed and some 100 others injured after a car bomb exploded in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday, al Jazeera television reported.
Moscow Hits Out at Attempts to ‘Wreck’ Annan Plan for Syria
14:59 18/05/2012
UN envoy Kofi Annan’s plan for Syria is in jeopardy over attempts by certain forces to create a spiral of violence in the country, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
G8 Summit to Focus on Syria, Iran - Kremlin
11:08 17/05/2012
The Group of Eight industrial nations meeting outside Washington on 18-19 May will begin with talks on Syria and Iran, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.
Terror Attacks on the Rise with UN Observers - Assad
21:29 16/05/2012
The number of terrorist attacks in Syria has increased since UN observers arrived in the country, President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday in an interview with the Rossia 24 TV channel.
Russia Warns Against Training Syrian Rebels in Kosovo
19:47 14/05/2012
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday urged international bodies operating in Kosovo to prevent the region from turning into a training ground for Syrian rebels.
Al-Qaeda Behind Blasts in Damascus – Russian Foreign Ministry
17:18 14/05/2012
Moscow believes that terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda, carried out recent suicide bombings in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Monday.
Direct Talks in Syrian Standoff Unlikely - Russia
16:35 14/05/2012
Moscow does not see any prospect of direct talks between the government and opposition in Syria in the near future, Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Monday.
Syrian Christians Afraid of Possible Islamist Rule
15:13 14/05/2012
Christians living in conflict-torn Syria are afraid that their community would fall victim of religious extremism if President Bashar al-Assad regime collapses and Islamists come to power.
Circassians from Syria Return to Russian Homeland
22:14 12/05/2012
A first group of 25 Circassians from Syria have arrived in the southern Russian republic of Adygea for permanent resettlement in their ancestral homeland, the head of Adygea’s committee on nationality affairs said.
U.S. Provided $40 Mln for Syria Relief Efforts
04:32 11/05/2012
The United States has allocated $40 million to assist relief agencies aiding victims of the Syrian crisis, the Department of State has said.
Russia Keeps Its Stance on Syria – Foreign Minister
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Russia will not change its position on Syria despite pressure from outside, Russian acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
At least 40 Killed in Twin Blasts in Damascus
12:04 10/05/2012
At least 40 people were killed and 170 were injured in two explosions that rocked a highway near the capital, Damascus on Thursday, Al Arabiya reported.2
U.S. to Continue Pressing for Assad’s Resignation
04:56 09/05/2012
The United States will continue its efforts to make Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down 2
U.S. to Fulfill Afghan Contract with Russia despite Syria
07:59 08/05/2012
The United States does not intend to change the terms of its contract or cancel agreements with Russia on the delivery and maintenance of helicopters for Afghanistan’s armed forces
Parliamentary Vote Kicks Off in Syria
09:49 07/05/2012
Polling stations opened across Syria on Monday for the country’s first multi-party parliamentary elections in half a century amid reports of ongoing violence that has jeopardized the UN-backed peace plan designed to end the 14-month bloody conflict.
Russia to Keep Supporting Syrian Peace Settlement Plan
20:47 05/05/2012
Russia will keep backing the peaceful settlement plan in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
Violence in Syria Subsides Despite Ceasefire Violations – Russia
17:37 04/05/2012
Violence in Syria is subsiding even despite some violations of the ceasefire deal, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
‘Liberal’ Medvedev Countered West’s Hostility – Kremlin Adviser
18:38 03/05/2012
The 2008 election of Dmitry Medvedev as president was the start of a deliberate effort by the Russian authorities to present a more liberal face to the world and overcome “irrational” U.S. and European policies toward Moscow, a top Kremlin foreign policy adviser has told RIA Novosti in a wide-ranging interview.1

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