Russian President : We’ll continue to look for solutions in Syria'

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said, "Russia may support certain moves, but only if they don’t boil down to the one-sided condemnation of the government and President Assad. We should send a strong message calling on all the conflicting parties to come to the negotiation table, start the talks and stop the bloodshed." Speaking to Euronews TV Channel here on Friday, President Dmitry Medvedev acknowledged that the problems in Syria have led to disproportionate use of force and an ever-increasing number of casualties. Elaborating he said, "We, too, think this is unacceptable. I pointed it out in my personal conversations with President Bashar Assad. Just the other day, I sent a deputy foreign minister to him to reiterate our position on the issue," Medvedev said. "However, I believe the resolutions we would approve to send a strong message to the Syrian regime should in fact be addressed to both sides." He reiterated that the situation is not simple, and that one has to take into account the balance of different forces and interests. The Russian president added that this would also be in Russia’s interests as the two countries have always been friend, enjoying close economic and political ties.