Assad Supporters Stage Sit-in Outside Russian Embassy in Beirut
A number of Syrian supporters of President Bashar Assad held a sit-in outside the Russian embassy in Beirut on Sunday to express their gratitude for Moscow’s support, Voice of Lebanon radio station reported.
VDL (93.3) said that security forces deployed in the area to prevent any clash with anti-Assad activists.
Moscow has put itself in conflict with Western countries refusing United Nations sanctions on the Assad regime and vowing to prevent any replay of the Libyan strategy in Syria.
Syria has been Russia's top ally in the region since Soviet times, when it was led by Hafez Assad.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he did not back Western countries that said the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria was pointless and that it was impossible to hold dialogue with Assad's regime.
"I think these are very irresponsible statements because trying to sabotage a chance to calm the situation is absolutely unforgivable," Lavrov said.
The regime has been cracking down on protestors since March last year.
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