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Russia does not support President Bashar al-Assad, but opposes the repetition of the Iraqi scenario, said Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to him, in the case of Iraq, the Western countries had “a bloodthirsty desire to eliminate the dictator” Saddam Hussein.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow is not supporting the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However, she is strongly opposed to the repetition of the Iraqi scenario, he said speaking at the Foundation named Cerberus during his visit to Berlin.
“As for Assad, we do not support it. We just absolutely do not want to repeat what happened in Iraq ” – quoted Lavrov, “Interfax”.