Problems in Libya can be solved only through talks - Lavrov

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - Negotiations is the only acceptable
option for the settlement of the crisis in Libya, Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference after talks with U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton.
The foreign minister noted that the stances of Russia and the United
States on Libya are not exactly the same. According to him, "this first of
all concerns the implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions".
He said both countries believe "that it is necessary to launch as soon
as possible a political process in that direction, using both diplomatic
and other channels".
Lavrov expressed hope that the measures taken by Russia, the USA and
the African Union will make it possible to get down to negotiating table.
"We see no other way to settle the problem," the top Russian diplomat
stressed.
In reply to a reporter's query why Moscow does not want to support the
U.S.-offered resolution denouncing the Syrian regime, Lavrov said Russia
is against "bare condemnation" of Syria. "We will arrive at nothing with
bare condemnation without a concrete agenda," he stressed.
Lavrov said the present situation in Yemen is an example of unanimity
with which the world community solves existing problems, as in Yemen "the
government and the opposition are at the same negotiating table". The
Russian foreign minister believes an analogous approach is needed to
achieve peace in Syria.