Syria on brink of being drawn into Middle East conflict — Russian envoy to UN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS.Syria is teetering on the brink of being drawn into a large-scale conflict in the Middle East, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said at a meeting of the UN Security Council, devoted to the situation in that country, Tass reports.

"The difficult situation on the ground in Syria is aggravated by the sharp escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The country, like a number of its neighbors in the region, is literally balancing on the verge of being drawn into a large-scale confrontation," Tass quoted Russia's ambassador to the UN as saying.