MOSCOW. Sept 16 (Interfax) - Russia and the United States have agreed on the next steps regarding Syrian chemical weapons; therefore statements on the need for a firm resolution of the UN Security Council on Syria are "a distorted reality", Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"I think this is a distorted reality to some extent considering that we have agreed with John Kerry on further actions. And further actions should be based on international law," Lavrov told a press conference after negotiations with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in Moscow on Monday.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said earlier that Paris, London and Washington wanted the UN Security Council to pass an adamant resolution to imply serious consequences for Syria if it should fail to fulfill its commitments.