Russian Foreign Ministry: NATO Statement on Turkish Warplane Unilateral
Jun 27, 2012
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2012/06/27/427974.htm

MOSCOW, (SANA) – Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized as
'Unilateral Stance' the statement of the NATO concerning the incident of
shooting down a Turkish military aircraft by the Syrian air defenses.

The remarks came during an international conference in Moscow under the
title 'Moscow and NATO… Dialogue and Cooperation'.

Director of Department for European Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Ivan Soltanovsky,said that Russia was expecting a stance
that is in line of the region's interests not a unilateral stance.

He added that all players who are responsible for preserving security in the
region should unify their efforts with the aim of prevent escalation of
situation.

The NATO held an urgent meeting at Turkey's request where the NATO, in a
statement read out by its Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, adopted
the Turkish vision without verifying facts on the ground.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Annan's Plan is only Basis for Starting Political
Process to Solve Crisis in Syria

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Gennady Gatilov, reiterated on Wednesday
that the plan of the UN envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, constitutes the only
basis for starting a political process to solve the crisis in Syria, adding
that it is not likely that the plan will be reconsidered.

Gatilov stressed that the issue of extending the UN Supervision Mission in
Syria is under discussion, pointing out that Russia supports enhancing the
powers of the mission because it plays a useful role in supervising and
recording cases of ceasefire violation.

M. Nassr/ H. al-Zain /F.Allafi