9 Sep 2013 12:34

Lavrov: Moscow worried about Russians in Syria

MOSCOW. Sept 9 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed concern about Russian citizens who live and work in Syria, whose safety may be jeopardized by a possible military strike.

"We cannot help but worry about Russian citizens who live and work in Syria, as their lives and health may be jeopardized," he told a Monday press conference in Moscow after negotiations with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mualem.