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Lavrov: UN SC never offers precedents to be used for humanitarian intervention in Syria

“It contradicts directly the international humanitarian law, norms, approved by the UN for the purposes of humanitarian missions,” Russia's foreign minister said

February 17. /ITAR-TASS/. UN Security Council never offers precedents to be used for trans-border humanitarian intervention in Syria, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

“There were reports that the United States had tried to have a legal precedent for trans-border operations into Syria, most likely from abroad,” he said. “If I can see it correctly, it refers to the discussion at the UN Security Council around the humanitarian situation in Syria, and where the parties have been negotiating to adopt a mutually acceptable resolution. The intention is to include in the UN Security Council’s resolution the right for humanitarian convoys to enter the country without notifying the authorities.”

“The UN Security Council is not offering precedents, which could be used as a reason for a humanitarian intervention,” Lavrov said. “No doubts about it. However, I cannot say how far certain countries will be ready to go bypassing the UN Security Council.”