Any use of military force in Syria needs govt approval: Russia
Reuters
30 October, 2015, 14:02
Update: 30 October, 2015, 14:02
Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd R), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (2nd R), Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev (standing L), Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (4th R), Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (5th R) and Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service. Photo: Reuters
Moscow: Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that no country could use military force in Syria without first securing the agreement of the Syrian government, the TASS news agency reported.
TASS said Ryabkov was responding to a question about the prospect of the United States launching a ground operation in Syria.
‘The question of using military force in any form without the agreement of Damascus is for us unacceptable,’ it quoted him as saying.
Asked about reports that the United States may launch a ground operation in Syria, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that, ‘The question of using military force in any form without the agreement of Damascus is for us unacceptable.’