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Syria welcomes U.S.-Russia "rapprochement"- state media

by Reuters
Thursday, 9 May 2013 13:22 GMT

BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) - Syria said on Thursday it welcomed what it described as a rapprochement between the United States and Russia during a meeting this week in which both countries agreed to arrange a conference on ending Syria's two-year conflict.

Syria's state media quoted a statement by the foreign ministry saying Damascus was convinced by the "the firm Russian stance which is based on the U.N. principles of non-interference in internal affairs or the threat to use force against the safety of any state". (Reporting by Mariam Karouny; Editing by Louise Ireland)

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