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Lavrov hopes UN SC will adopt document on Syria

Our Western partners asked for a short pause. I hope that this pause will end today and that the document will be approved,” Lavrov said

BERLIN, March 21 (Itar-Tass) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hopes that the U.N. Security Council will adopt a coordinated document on Syria on Wednesday.

“We succeeded in reaching consensus on supporting actions and proposals put forth by U.N./LAS Special Envoy Kofi Annan. We coordinated the text of a document that Russia was ready to approve yesterday. Our Western partners asked for a short pause. I hope that this pause will end today and that the document will be approved,” Lavrov said.