Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference after a meeting with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra in Moscow February 11, 2014. Lavrov said on Tuesday that a draft U.N. Security Council resolution aimed boost aid access to Syria was one-sided and detached from reality, the Interfax news agency reported. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday a draft U.N. resolution on aid access in Syria was "detached from reality" and urged the West to refrain from what it called one-sided accusations against Damascus.
Australia, Luxembourg and Jordan last week presented their draft resolution meant to increase aid to Syria to the five Security Council permanent members, including Russia. Moscow swiftly rebuked the proposal as a non-starter.
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