Syrian opposition is willing to have a dialogue without additional preconditions. Sergey Lavrov
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YEREVAN, MARCH 8, ARMENPRESS: Recently Syrian opposition shows signs of willingness to have a dialogue with Syrian government without preconditions. As reports Armenpress, this was noted by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during March 8 interview with BBC channel.
Mr Lavrov said he welcomed some of the "constructive elements" in the recent position of the Syrian National Coalition.
"The leader of the coalition has been speaking about his interest in dialogue," Mr Lavrov said. "The government reiterated its readiness to do the same including with those who are fighting on the ground. I believe we must encourage this trend on both sides."
He said he would be discussing such developments in detail with William Hague.
"Unless we all act in sync, telling the parties we don't want any military solution, that we don't want any further loss of Syrian lives, that we want them to start negotiating in earnest, this crisis will continue and more blood will be shed," he said.
The UN estimates that about 70,000 people have died since the uprising against President Assad began nearly two years ago.
The UN also says about one million Syrians have now fled abroad, and some 2.5 million have been forced from their homes inside the country.