Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the resolution that the UN Security Council is to adopt in support of the plan to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons won’t refer to Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.
Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi says Damascus has other means to inflict pain on its enemies, even without its chemical weapons.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Western governments of “rewriting” the Geneva agreement on Syrian chemical disarmament after they called for a speedy UN resolution which would permit military action if the Assad government broke its word.
Americans have overwhelmingly supported the diplomatic agreement between the United States and Russia to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin says the UN report on the chemical attack of August 21 in Syria offers no “bulletproof data or conclusions” on who ordered it.
European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton has welcomed the agreement reached in Geneva between the United States and Russia to ensure swift and secure destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States would continue its diplomatic efforts to bring Syrian opposition forces to a planned international peace conference in Geneva.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius have welcomed the deal between the United States and Russia to bring Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under the United Nations’ supervision.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed an agreement between Russia and the United Sates to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons.
American Scientist Avram Noam Chomsky says the Russian proposal for Syria’s chemical weapons has saved the US administration from serious political defeat.
Top US republican senators have harshly condemned the Obama administration for deciding not to bomb Syria following its deal with Russia on Syria's chemical weapons.
The United States is setting an unrealistic timetable for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons arsenal, Alexei Pushkov, the head of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee said.
Iran is going to take over operation of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant from Russia within ten days, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has announced.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have called for stronger trade ties between the two countries, describing the current level of bilateral trade transactions as insufficient.
Russia and the United States are set to meet again later this month in an effort to set a date for the long-delayed Geneva 2 peace conference on Syria.
The Russian Navy intends to build its presence in the Mediterranean Sea - particularly in the area close to Syrian shores - to up to 10 battleships.
Syria has become a full member of the global anti-chemical weapons treaty as part of a Russian plan to avoid a US strike.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there is a still a chance for peace in Syria and the world must not let it pass.
UN Security Council envoys from Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States have held talks on the Syrian chemical weapons crisis, but no agreement was reached.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Duma have warned against a US strike on Syria, saying such action risked escalating the conflict beyond the country and unleashing terrorist attacks.