Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the United States, France and the United Kingdom "bombed" Syria peace talks in Geneva. The allies "on April 14 bombed not only made-up chemical sites in Syria, but also bombed the talks in Geneva," he said after a meeting in Moscow with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura.
"We came very close to a relaunching of the Geneva process with a real dialogue between Syrians, mainly on the question of constitutional reform," Lavrov added. Meanwhile, De Mistura said "there is a strong commitment from the Russian Federation to push for the political process" in the peace talks. He also stated it is important to "turn the page on this alleged chemical attack because we need to go back to the basics."
