In a presser held in Moscow on Monday, Lavrov said that Russia's invitation for UN Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan
...Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh and so far the worst Secretary-General of the UN. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for something or other that probably sounded good at the time. In December 2004, reports surfaced that Kofi's son Kojo received payments from the Swiss company Cotecna, which had won a lucrative contract under the UN Oil-for-Food Program. Kofi Annan called for an investigation to look into the allegations, which stirred up the expected cesspool but couldn't seem to come up with enough evidence to indict Kofi himself, or even Kojo...to visit Moscow shows his country's dedication to the six-point plan, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin
...Second President of the Russian Federation and the first to remain sober. Because of constitutionally mandated term limits he is the current Prime Minister of Russia. His sock puppet, Dmitry Medvedev, was installed in the 2008 presidential elections. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law. During his eight years in office Russia's economy bounced back from crisis, seeing GDP increase, poverty decrease and average monthly salaries increase. During his presidency Putin passed into law a series of fundamental reforms, including a flat income tax of 13%, a reduced profits tax, and new land and legal codes. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to Putin. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile...will be meeting Annan on Tuesday.
He called on all sides to halt violence in Syria and withdraw armed activities from cities and towns under UN supervision, noting that this was Russia's proposition in Geneva's meeting, but the western countries objected and said that government forces should withdraw force, and then gangs would be asked to call a truce, adding that anyone with a reasonable mind can tell that this cannot work, as their should a synchronized ceasefire.
Lavrov stressed that the proposals made by Russia in Geneva are correct and should be included in the draft resolution which the Security Council is due to pass soon, pointing out that the proposed western draft resolution involves sanctions on Syria and the use of Chapter VII of the UN Charter, voicing Russia's regret that some western countries continue to attempt extortion to influence the Security Council resolution.
He said that the western countries are threatening to reject the extension of the observer mission if Russia doesn't approve the use of Chapter VII, stressing that Russia will insist on continuing the mission and that it's committed to seeking methods to achieve reconciliation among Syrians without resorting to extortion, ultimatums, deadlines and military intervention.