Moscow rejects Washington's accusation of inaction in Syrian settlement
MOSCOW. Aug 22 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected U.S. accusations that Russia is doing nothing to settle the Syrian crisis.
A ministry commentary circulated on Wednesday says the Russian side recently suggested adopting a statement of the Action Group urging all sides to the conflict in Syria to stop hostilities as soon as possible and to get down to dialogue.
"However, our Western partners demonstrate complete reluctance to even discuss the possibility of adopting such a statement. Instead, they are trying to distort the essence of the Geneva understandings but they say that they have allegedly grown outdated. Moreover, all this is happening in the context of accusing Russia of foiling the efforts of the UN Security Council to settle the Syrian crisis. Such a stance cannot be described otherwise than self-righteous," the statement says.
