LE FIGARO.- You have received Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Is it in the name of your middle position in the war?
Sayyid BADR AL-BOUSSAIDI.-
We are neutral, even if we voted for the UN General Assembly resolution condemning the war.
This war is taking place in Europe, which presumably means a European solution.
We are counting on the ability of European leaders and others to find a solution because the posture “
you are with us or against us
” will not solve the problem.
Space must be left for diplomatic engagement.
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You tell the Russians they made a mistake?
No, we are not saying that, otherwise we would be stuck in a “blame game” that does not move forward towards the end of this war.
Mistakes were made on both sides.
There was no doubt a bad appreciation of the situation, a disconnection from reality and a misunderstanding that led to this war.
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