Al-Shara confers with Russian envoy

The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday in Damascus met the special Russian envoy Mr. Andrea Vadovin who handed him a message from the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov.

Present at the meeting were the director of the East Europe department at the foreign ministry and the Russian ambassador in Damascus.

Discussions dealt with "conditions in the region and the escalation of tension as a result of the policy of escalations and aggression pursued by the Israeli government."

In a press statement after meeting with al-Shara, Vadovin described the situation in the region as increasingly tense, calling for eliminating this condition and to return back to the table of negotiations on the ground of Madrid's terms of reference, UN Security Council resolutions and the land for peace principle.

The Russian envoy stressed the unanimous stances between Syria and Russia on this matter stressing the need of exerting all efforts to prevent the current escalation and to return back to the basics of a just and comprehensive peace.

Replying to a question on Israel's striking the Syrian radar position, the Russian envoy stressed the grave consequences of attempts made to get Syria dragged to war.