Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news conference, dedicated to the situation in Syria, at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow, July 16, 2012. Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
Moscow Sees Western 'Blackmail' Over Syria Observer Mission -- RIA Novosti
Moscow sees elements of blackmail in the West's position on continuing the UN Security Council mandate on the work of the international observer mission in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
"To our great distress, we see elements of blackmail. They tell us, if you don't give us an agreement on accepting the [UN Security Council] resolution on Article 7 of the United Nations, then we will refuse to prolong the UN Observer Mission mandate," Lavrov said.
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