Lavrov: Russia supports peaceful resolution of disputes

CAPE TOWN, Jan 23 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday asserted his country supports peaceful resolution of all disputes through dialogue, Russia Today said.

Lavrov added Western countries are behind most of disputes and hinder normalization of conditions.

During a meeting with his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor, he said that as for the situation in Ukraine, Russia backed an Ukrainian proposal to hold talks last year, but Kiev itself refused the negotiations and banned them with Moscow at the legislative level.

The Russian foreign minister said Moscow is appreciating the position of South Africa regarding the situation in Ukraine.