Russia warns Syria rivals risk 'mutual destruction'

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Russia warns Syria rivals risk 'mutual destruction'

February 20, 2013 11:08 AM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R), Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr (C) and Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby (L) arrive for a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow February 20, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW: Russia urged Wednesday the regime and rebels in Syria to swiftly halt their almost two-year conflict, warning that seeking a military settlement risked leading to mutual destruction.

"It's time to end this two-year conflict," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi and other top Arab diplomats.

"Neither side can allow itself to bet on a military settlement as this is a path to nowhere, a path to the mutual destruction."

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