Russia urges the Syrian government and opposition to start a dialogue, Russian Foreign Minister said at a meeting with Abdel Basset Seyid, head of a delegation of the Syrian National Council, today, ITAR-TASS reports.
Russia supports the peace plan of Kofi Annan, special envoy of the UN and LAS, approved by the UN Security Council.
The Syrian official calls events in his country a revolution and wants Bashar al-Assad's regime to end.
Syrian forces surrounded a group of rebels in Rastan, 160 km from Damascus. Combat helicopters are used north of Aleppo (340 km from Damascus) at Khayan, Bayanun and Aazaz. Rebels are attacked at Idlib near the Turkish border at Hirbet-el-Jouz. Rebels are attacked at Deir-ez-Zore at Euphrates. 12 militants were killed. 50 tanks and armored vehicles were blocked at Daraa.
275 people detained were released. Over 4,000 have been released since March 2011.
