俄羅斯敦促敘利亞政府與反對派對話

Russia is urging the Syrian government to follow through on its pledge to hold talks with the opposition, as Moscow intensifies diplomatic efforts to bring an end to 21 months of conflict in Syria.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday he urged senior Syrian officials during meetings earlier this week to demonstrate they are open to discussing the "widest possible range of issues."

Russia has been a staunch defender of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but has in recent weeks seemingly grown impatient with the government's role in the conflict that has left an estimated 45,000 people dead.

Earlier Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told the RIA Novosti news agency Moscow has sent an invitation for talks to the Syrian National Council, the main exiled opposition group recognized by many as the legitimate government of Syria.俄羅斯敦促敘利亞政府履行承諾，與反對派進行談判。俄羅斯正在爲爭取結束敘利亞21個月衝突加緊進行外交努力。

俄羅斯外交部長拉夫羅夫星期五說，他在本星期早些時候的會談中敦促敘利亞高級官員展示就撟罟惴旱囊樘鈹進行討論的意願。

俄羅斯一直是敘利亞總統阿薩德的堅定支持者，但近幾個星期看來開始對敘利亞政府在衝突中的作用失去耐心，這場衝突已經導致大約4萬5千人死亡。

星期五早些時候，俄羅斯外交部副部長波格達諾夫對俄羅斯國際文傳通訊社說，莫斯科已經向敘利亞全國聯盟發出會談邀請。很多國家已經承認這個主要的敘利亞流亡反對派組織是敘利亞人民的合法代表。