Russian Foreign Minister said that there is no military solution to the crisis in Syria, adding that Russia is the only country that is dealing with the Syrian government and opposition on the basis of Geneva statement.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that there is no military solution to the crisis in Syria, adding that Russia is the only country that is dealing with the Syrian government and opposition on the basis of Geneva statement, Syrian news agency SANA reported.

In a press conference held in Cairo on Sunday, Lavrov said that some countries that participated in Geneva conference are making contacts with the Syrian opposition only and encouraging it to continue fighting, hoping that these countries will commit themselves to Geneva statement as to join efforts to support the UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, in his mission.

He underscored that all sides involved in the crisis in Syria should cease fire and sit at the dialogue table in accordance with Geneva statement.

Minister Lavrov stressed that "We shouldn't forget the other issues in the region, such as the Palestinian issue and the issue of establishing a region free of nuclear weapons in the Middle East."

He added that "we supported the Arab peoples in their aspirations for better life, and we shouldn't allow exploiting this matter to destabilize the region."

Lavrov pointed out to the cooperation between Russia and the Arab League in solving conflicts, adding that the two sides agreed on establishing a cooperation forum on the ministerial level to this end.

For his part, the UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi reiterated that there is no military solution to the crisis in Syria, adding that the crisis will not remain within the Syrian lands.

Brahimi added that "After the contacts I made with Syrians, in Syria and abroad, and with regional and international countries in addition to sides in the UN, I'm more convinced that the Geneva statement, which was released on June 30th 2012, stresses the need to set a plan that leads to a political solution which is acceptable by the Syrian people."