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Putin Explains to BRICS Leaders Moscow's View on US Approach to Syrian Conflict

© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin during the news conference following the meeting of the BRICS member states' leaders at Taj Exotica hotel in Goa, the Republic of India, October 16, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the news conference following the meeting of the BRICS member states' leaders at Taj Exotica hotel in Goa, the Republic of India, October 16, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Vladimir Putin explained Moscow's position on the conflict in Syria during the restricted meeting with BRICS leaders in India's Goa.

Brazilian President Michel Temer, left, walks to join leaders of BRICS countries, from left bottom row, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and South African President Jacob Zuma and BIMSTEC leaders, second row from left, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Myanmar's Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi and Thailand's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Virasakdi Futrakul, for a group photo at the BRICS and BIMSTEC, or Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, summit in Goa, India, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 - Sputnik International
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GOA (Sputnik) – Russia's President Vladimir Putin laid down Moscow's position on the conflict in Syria and on the US approach to it during the restricted meeting with BRICS leaders in India's Goa, Deputy Foreign Minister and Russia's BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik.

"During the restricted meeting [with BRICS leaders] Putin made clear our position on Syria and our assessment of the US policy [on Syria]," Ryabkov said.

He added that this was not reflected in the final Goa declaration except the broad mentioning of the need to counter terrorism, as Russia does not seek to push forward its agenda using the BRICS format.

"We should not force anyone. As earlier, we follow the path that is comfortable for everyone, and there are no grounds to believe that BRICS is going to turn into the instrument for solving current foreign policy problems. Member states have different agendas and priorities," Ryabkov said.

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Syria's civil war between government forces and a wide range of insurgents, including terrorists groups and opposition forces, has raged for some five years and has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.

On September 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled a new peace plan to address the conflict. The ceasefire deal was later shattered by numerous violations, which resulted in intensified fighting between the Syrian government and militants in Aleppo.

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