‘External forces impede truce in Syria’

“Indeed, there are forces which are interested in the failure of the Kofi Annan plan. They were saying that even before the plan was released,” Lavrov was quoted by Russian media on Tuesday.

On April 12, a ceasefire went into effect in Syria in line with a peace plan proposed by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan in efforts to bring an end to more than a year of turmoil in the country.

Lavrov added that those forces are “doing their best to make their wish come true through arms deliveries to opposition forces and by encouraging militants’ activities.”

On April 14, the UN Security Council passed its resolution 2042, authorizing the deployment of a team of up to 30 unarmed observers in Syria. However, the United Nations will seek approval for a larger group of about 250 observers under certain conditions.

The Russian foreign minister also stated that “some countries, some external forces are not interested in the success of the current peaceful efforts of the Security Council.”

Lavrov said the stance taken by these forces is “counterproductive” and “regrettable.”

The Tuesday remarks by the Russian foreign minister come two days after a Syrian military official, whose name was not mentioned in the news reports, said on April 15, “Armed terrorist groups have intensified their attacks in a hysterical way against the army, law enforcement forces, and civilians, in conjunction with the approval of the UN Security Council resolution to send monitors to Syria.”

Security forces “will prevent the terrorist groups from continuing their criminal attacks,” the official added.

HSN/JR /IS

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