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Syria

Will the Foreign Secretary consider speaking to the Russian Foreign Minister before Mr Lavrov goes to Damascus tomorrow, and reminding him of the serious damage that Russia is doing to its own long-term interests in the middle east? If he does speak to him, will he draw to his attention the statement that has been put out by the opposition Syrian National Council today, in which it accuses Russia and China of being"““responsible for the escalating acts of killing””?" It goes on to say that their use of the veto in the Security Council was"““tantamount to a licence to kill with impunity””." Will not Russia bear a heavy responsibility if Syria now descends into a bloody and protracted civil war?