Russia is ready to endorse a UN resolution on Syria only on the basis of the five principles agreed with the Arab League, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reports.
These principles include an end to the violence, setting up monitoring mechanisms, unhindered humanitarian aid supplies to all Syrians, support for UN special envoy Kofi Annan's mission in the country, and non-interference in Syria’s internal affairs.
Lavrov also said Moscow is concerned that the weapons supplied to Syrian insurgents may end up in al-Qaeda’s hands.
“Those weapons are shipped via neighboring countries and are not only light weapons, but also more serious things,” he said.
