Russia ready to help Syria organize elections, says top diplomat – Russian Politics and Diplomacy

MOSCOW, December 26th. /TASS/. The Russian side is ready to support the organization of indisputable and universally recognized elections in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday in an interview with domestic and foreign media.

“Russia is ready to support the consolidation of all processes in Syria and the organization of elections so that they are recognized by everyone and do not raise any questions,” the Russian Foreign Minister said. “We are discussing this issue with Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Lebanon. “All these countries want to prevent Syria from repeating the path taken by the Libyan state after NATO simply destroyed that state,” he added.

The framework of the election campaign still needs to be agreed, Lavrov said. “All leading countries emphasize the need to make this process inclusive so that the Syrian people of all political and ethnic-confessional groups can participate in the election campaign and the elections themselves,” he stressed. “The process is not easy, but we are ready to make it easier.”