MOSCOW, (SANA)-The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that on April 17th, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met a delegation of the Syrian National Coordination Committee for the Democratic Change who is on a visit to Moscow.
The two sides expressed support for the efforts of the UN Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria and support the cease-fire which was achieved within this framework on April 12th.
Both sides were satisfied over the identical stances which reject any foreign intervention, particularly the military interference in the current events in Syria or instigating the religious problems in the country.
They underlined the necessity for conducting a national comprehensive dialogue and make democratic measures to meet the interests of all Syrians.
The Russian side stressed the importance for supporting the positive trend which was featured by the developments of events in Syria through launching an internal political dialogue process between the authorities and opposition.
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