MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced regret in a phone call with his US counterpart Friday at Washingtons opposition to a Moscow-backed plan to investigate an alleged chemical attack in Syria.In the call with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson which took place at US initiative, Lavrov raised the probe proposal made by Russia and Iran at the global chemical arms watchdog, the OPCW, said the Russian foreign ministry.Western nations have accused the Syrian regime of carrying out the suspected April 4 air strike. But Moscow and Tehran, allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, have sought to clear …read more
Source: Dunya TV
