MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. Russia is extremely concerned about another dangerous escalation in the Middle East and calls on all parties involved to show restraint, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in connection with the attack on Israeli territory.
"We express our utmost concern about another dangerous escalation in the region," the ministry said. "We call on all parties involved to show restraint. We expect the regional states to solve the existing problems through political and diplomatic means. We consider it important for constructive international players to contribute to this," the Russian diplomatic service added.
At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the UN Security Council was unable to give an adequate response to the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria due to the position of its Western members.
"On the night of April 14, a large number of missiles and drones were launched into Israel. According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, this attack was carried out within the framework of the right of self-defense in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to attacks on Iranian targets in the region, including the attack on the building of the consular department of the Iranian embassy in Damascus on April 1, which our country strongly condemned. Unfortunately, due to the position of its Western members, the UN Security Council was unable to adequately respond to the attack on the Iranian consular mission," the ministry said.