01:14Hungary: Lavrov likens UN blanket Syria search demand to Iraq resolution
Hungary: Lavrov likens UN blanket Syria search demand to Iraq resolution
During a press conference in Budapest on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov urged the United Nations to comply with the Syrian government's request for a probe into allegations that chemical weapons were used in March. The Syrian government denied a team of international experts access to the country for security reasons after the UN asked for authorisation to extend their search beyond the area where chemical weapons were allegedly used.
A United States intelligence report which surface on March 19 purports that the nerve gas sarin had been used in areas near the city of Aleppo. US President Barack Obama has named the use of chemical weapons in Syria as a 'red line', potentially prompting US action.
Lavrov met Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban in Budapest during a brief one-day visit to Hungary on Thursday. The Russian Foreign Minister and Hungarian Prime Minister participated in talks that were expected to focus on the nations' bilateral relations.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi last met with his Russian counterpart during the NATO-Russian Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels on April 23. Russian Foreign Minster, Sergey Lavrov, will next visit Slovenia on Friday May 3 for talks with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek, and Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec.
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Hungary: Lavrov likens UN blanket Syria search demand to Iraq resolution
During a press conference in Budapest on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov urged the United Nations to comply with the Syrian government's request for a probe into allegations that chemical weapons were used in March. The Syrian government denied a team of international experts access to the country for security reasons after the UN asked for authorisation to extend their search beyond the area where chemical weapons were allegedly used.
A United States intelligence report which surface on March 19 purports that the nerve gas sarin had been used in areas near the city of Aleppo. US President Barack Obama has named the use of chemical weapons in Syria as a 'red line', potentially prompting US action.
Lavrov met Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban in Budapest during a brief one-day visit to Hungary on Thursday. The Russian Foreign Minister and Hungarian Prime Minister participated in talks that were expected to focus on the nations' bilateral relations.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi last met with his Russian counterpart during the NATO-Russian Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels on April 23. Russian Foreign Minster, Sergey Lavrov, will next visit Slovenia on Friday May 3 for talks with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek, and Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec.