Lifting of EU embargo on arms supplies may worsen confrontation in Syria

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Lifting of EU embargo on arms supplies may worsen confrontation in Syria - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. May 28 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that the European Union's decision to extend sanctions against Syria and lift the embargo on arms supplies to the Syrian opposition may prompt the conflicting parties in Syria to step up their armed confrontation.

"At the current difficult and challenging stage related to the implementation of the Russian-U.S. initiative, it is extremely important to refrain from any statements or actions that could be wrongly interpreted by the Syrian parties and push them into continuing armed confrontation rather than negotiations and dialogue," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a commentary.