Moscow denies sending battleships to Syria

Russia denied Arab media reports, sourcing the Syrian opposition, who said that Russian military ships were on the shores of the Middle Eastern country.

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Tuesday, 20.03.2012.

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Russia denied Arab media reports, sourcing the Syrian opposition, who said that Russian military ships were on the shores of the Middle Eastern country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that such "fairy tales", as well as recent terrorist attacks in Syria, were aimed at obstructing the mission of special UN envoy Kofi Annan. Moscow denies sending battleships to Syria "This is obvious provocation aimed at undermining the efforts of Kofi Annan," Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry told Russian news agencies said that "no military ships of the Russian fleet are on the coast of Syria". RIA Novosti reports that a number of western and Arab media concentrated on the news of the Russian military ships that allegedly docked in Syria. According to these reports, "some 'anti-terrorist' or navy units were there". The reports, RIA Novosti noted, were "leading their readers toward the conclusion that Russia had sent in troops to help the regime of Bashar Assad". Citing sources from the Ministry of Defense, this news agency said that tanker Iman has been docked at the Tartus port in Syria for the past ten days. The role of the ship is to provide supplies for the vessels of Russia's Black Sea and Northern fleets, and to provide security against pirate raids in the Gulf of Aden. (Beta/AP, file) Beta

Moscow denies sending battleships to Syria

"This is obvious provocation aimed at undermining the efforts of Kofi Annan," Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry told Russian news agencies said that "no military ships of the Russian fleet are on the coast of Syria".

RIA Novosti reports that a number of western and Arab media concentrated on the news of the Russian military ships that allegedly docked in Syria.

According to these reports, "some 'anti-terrorist' or navy units were there".

The reports, RIA Novosti noted, were "leading their readers toward the conclusion that Russia had sent in troops to help the regime of Bashar Assad".

Citing sources from the Ministry of Defense, this news agency said that tanker Iman has been docked at the Tartus port in Syria for the past ten days. The role of the ship is to provide supplies for the vessels of Russia's Black Sea and Northern fleets, and to provide security against pirate raids in the Gulf of Aden.

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