The Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev
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SAINT PETERSBURG, 15 Oct. /TASS/. The main burden of responsibility for post-war reconstruction of Syria needs to carry the West, which at one time undertook to democratize the middle East. This opinion was expressed on Sunday, TASS the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.
“It is clear that the responsibility for the fact that Syria’s civil war began, which, in turn, have used terrorists are, on the one hand, the Syrian authorities, on the other – those who are provoking the Syrian opposition into armed resistance,” said the Senator, responding to a question.
According to him, is “the same Western countries, which have undertaken to democratize the greater middle East”. “And Syria is one example of how the forceful export of democracy have led to the opposite and destructive for this country consequences,” he recalled.
“So, of course, the main burden of responsibility for post-war reconstruction of Syria needs to take on Western countries,” – said the head of Committee of the Federation Council.