Russia said it understands international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi’s intention to resign.
Russia said it understands international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi’s intention to resign.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that he has received with high understanding reports about Brahimi’s intention to resign, wondering "how can a professional m
an behave in contrary to this if one of the two organizations which commissioned him to hold discussions between the authority and opposition, the Arab League, abandons any form of support."
"The Arab League has considered the Syrian government as illegitimate in Damascus and gave representation to the opposition coalition which doesn’t represent even the whole opposition,” Lavrov told reporters.
“At the same time it has taken a decision to arm the opposition,” he added.
Reports said that Brahimi, who is expected to speak at the UN Security Council on Syria Friday, wants to mediate the Syrian crisis only on behalf of the United Nations but to cut any official link to the Arab League.
During Arab summit in Doha last month, Arab league under the leadership of Qatar granted Damascus’ seat to opposition leaders Moaz Alkhatib and Ghassan Hitto.
