On 28 November 2012 in the town Jaramana to the south-east of the Syrian capital a series of major terrorist attacks has occurred, including two car bomb explosions in the central square of the town. As reported by the Syrian Ministry of Interior at least 34 people have been killed, remains of 10 unidentified people were found, 83 people were injured. In two other areas of the city explosive devices went off, resulting in serious damage of nearby residential buildings.
Russian citizens were not injured in the explosions.
We strongly condemn these new terrorist crimes which cannot be justified. We express our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of those killed and injured. Such inhuman acts are traditional methods of international terrorist organisations like "Al-Qaeda". Their goal is to undermine any efforts aimed at stabilization of the situation in SAR and at resolving the crisis by peaceful political means.
On June, 18 the Y20 Russia 2013 Summit started at the site of the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint-Petersburg. The Summit, which is a crowning event of the official Youth track within the framework of the Russian G20 Presidency, will last till June 21.
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The two presidents discussed the current bilateral cooperation agenda and integration work in the CIS region, and also preparations in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine for the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus.
Question: What are conditions for holding the international conference for Syria? Who should participate in it? How do you assess the decision of the European Union about supplies of armaments for the Syrian opposition? Sergey Lavrov:The deepening of the crisis in Syria and the rising strain in interreligious relations, in particular in the line of Sunni-Shiites, on the background of it, will cost us serious disturbances at regional scale. We realise that and strive to prevent the danger of explosion of the situation in the Middle East.
On June 15-17, 2013 the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance (G20 YEA) summit was held in Moscow within the framework of the Business 20 track. The summit was attended by more than 400 participants.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We have conducted very valuable negotiations and will continue them over breakfast. We have stated our joint determination to make the weighty results in Russian-Italian relations reached in the last years become a stimulus for succession and further build-up of our partnership in various fields.
On May 22-24, 2013 the G20 Studies Centre at the Lowy Institute, with support of the Asia Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Korea Development Institute (KDI), hosted a regional Think 20 seminar in Sydney under the header "The G20 Leaders' Process Five Years On: an Assessment from an Asian Perspective."
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