BRICS against Libyan solution for Syria - Russia

Russia: The BRICS group of emerging powers are determined not to allow a Libyan-style solution to the crisis in Syria, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday.

"If it's up to the BRICS, the Libyan scenario won't be repeated," Russian news agencies quoted Lavrov as saying in a joint press conference with his Brazilian counterpart Antonio Patriota.

"We are proposing that the UN Security Council firmly demands that all parties to the conflict respect human rights and begin talks," he said, referring to the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

"Moscow has consistently opposed sanctions against Syria and, like China, boycotted a UN Security Council meeting on sanctions against Damascus.

Moscow, Monday, AFP