At meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned some media reports regarding Russia’s shipment of weapons to Syria.
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An Israeli official has expressed concerns over Russia’s shipment of advanced arms to Syria, saying they could be used against Israel.
"(Weapons) could reach others in Syria or Lebanon, and be used against Israel," Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
"These are not just any weapons, they are tie-breakers, and that's why there is a responsibility with all world powers, certainly Russia, not to supply such arms," Livni said.
At meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned some media reports regarding Russia’s shipment of weapons to Syria.
“I do not understand why mass media are trying to make a sensation out of the fact. We do not conceal it that we supply weapons to Syria according to signed contracts, violating neither any international agreements, nor our own weapon export control legislation, one of the strictest in the world,” the Russian foreign minister said.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
Damascus says the West and its regional allies, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, are supporting the militants.
In an interview recently broadcast on Turkish television, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if the militants take power in Syria, they could destabilize the entire Middle East region for decades.
“If the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country, or if the terrorist forces take control… the situation will inevitably spill over into neighboring countries and create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond,” he stated.
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