MOSCOW. Jan 31 (Interfax) - Russia welcomes any statements of the Syrian opposition on the readiness to begin negotiations with the Syrian authorities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told a press briefing in Moscow.
"We have always advocated the soonest beginning of the Syrian dialogue without preconditions. Any statements on the readiness to start this dialogue with the government can be only welcome," he said.
Lukashevich made the comment by Interfax request on the statement by the Syrian opposition's national coalition head Ahmad Mouaz Al-Khatib on the intention to negotiate with Syrian authorities.