Russia said on Friday that decisions made at a Friends of Syria meeting in Rome this week, which saw the United States pledge direct aid to Syrian rebels, encouraged “extremists” who want to seize power by force.
“The decisions made in Rome as well as the statements, both in letter and spirit, give direct encouragement to extremists to take power by force, despite the unavoidable sufferings of ordinary Syrians,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Syria meeting in Rome encouraged 'extremists': Russia
