MOSCOW, March 5. /TASS/. Russia is calling for joint efforts to halt hostilities in the Middle East and does not rule out the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said while speaking at an embassy roundtable.
"You called on us to stop [the conflict], considering our relations with Iran, the Arabs and the United States. But my answer is: we want to stop it, but let us do it together," Lavrov emphasized. "For that, it will not be enough simply to say: ‘Iran must stop.’ The entire picture must be assessed, and why not adopt or support the adoption of a resolution in the UN Security Council — perhaps also in the General Assembly in addition to the Security Council — that would call for an immediate end to this conflict," he added.
Russia, together with its partners, is ready to draft a resolution calling for an end to hostilities in the Middle East, Lavrov added.
"Let us raise our voices together to stop all of this. There should be a simple, concise one-page resolution of the United Nations Security Council. And we are ready to prepare such a draft in New York with our friends and see what the reaction will be," the minister said.
