Gatilov told Russian media on Tuesday that a draft resolution on Syria "will not help in the search for a compromise" if it is approved.
"Pushing it through is the path towards civil war," Gatilov added.
On January 27, the UN Security Council met to consider the draft, which was presented to the UN body by Morocco and supports an Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
plan that calls on Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Supressor of the Damascenes...
to resign and hand over power to a deputy to form a national unity government "with the opposition within two months."
The United States, the United Kingdom and La Belle France have supported the new Arab League plan.
Gatilov had earlier said Moscow would "not support any measure which orders Assad to leave office."
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi said in a statement issued on January 28 that the organization had decided to "immediately stop the work of the vaporous Arab League's mission to Syria" due to "the critical deterioration of the situation" in the country.
The observer mission had been in Syria since December 26, 2011 and was tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Arab League resolution to end the unrest in the country.
The Syrian government said on Saturday Damascus
...Capital of the last overtly fascist regime in the world...
"regrets the decision taken by Arabi to suspend the observer mission" and that the decision called for "foreign intervention" and encouraged "gangs to increase violence."