"Yesterday we received from them (the United States - TASS) a notification they will be unable to attend a meeting (for consultations over Aleppo, because they have changed their mind). They are revoking their previous document, now they have a new one," Lavrov said. "This document, according to our first impressions, takes everything back to square one and looks like an attempt to gain time to let militants take a break and replenish their reserves."
- Serious discussion doesn't work
Lavrov stated that all attempts at starting a serious discussion with the United States over Syria had proved futile.
"There is the understanding that a serious discussion with our American partners does not work. That was precisely the case with the September 9 agreements, which were achieved and took effect, but the United States eventually started looking for pretexts for quitting them and finally produced such an excuse. The current situation looks very similar."
"What the Americans have proposed on paper and what received our support in public has turned out to be no good again," Lavrov said.
One has the impression, he went on to say, that Washington tries to discredit Kerry’s statements and actions after the aforesaid agreements had been concluded at meetings with him.
At a rendezvous with Lavrov in Rome on December Kerry called for Russian-US consultations on eastern Aleppo. Washington’s initiative came against the background of the Syrian army’s successes in the struggle against extremists in the city. Kerry’s proposals envisaged coordination of dates and routes for the militants’ pullout from eastern Aleppo. It was expected that Russian and US experts were to enter into consultations over Kerry’s initiative in Geneva on December 6 or 7.
[tass.com]
6/12/16
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