Interview by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to The Washington Post, Syria [ENG]

Question: What was your reaction to President Obama’s speech this week at the United Nations? Sergey Lavrov: It addressed important issues, and we hope that the stated willingness to cooperate on resolving the problems in the Middle East would help us to find common approaches, which is the key for today’s functioning of the international community. Only common action can resolve issues. No one country can solve problems which are becoming transborder, transnational, common threat and challenges for all of