"The leader of the coalition has been speaking about his interest in dialogue, " Mr Lavrov said.
Foreign Minister Lavrov wouldn't say whether Russia would support U.N. sanctions, and Rice didn't push it.
Mr. SERGEI LAVROV (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation): This initiative is not a new one.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov described as odious a U.S. co-sponsored resolution criticizing Syria at the U.N.
But this week, Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said the Palestinian elections were democratic.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned Pyongyang's actions as "unacceptable", Interfax news agency said.
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"You got it wrong, " Mr Lavrov responded, also smiling, before pointing out the mistake.
Shortly afterwards, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov laughed it off inside the U.N. building.
In London, Kerry will have a one-on-one meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov later Wednesday.
Obama's statement Tuesday came as a surprise to Russia, said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Mr Lavrov told the conference Mr Biden's insistence that the Syrian leader step down was counterproductive.
It gave no details and al-Khatib and Lavrov did not immediately respond to requests for comments.
Mr Lavrov said he welcomed some of the "constructive elements" in the recent position of the Syrian National Coalition.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov laid bare that difference at a news conference in Vienna Wednesday.
"This is a real provocation, " Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists on Monday.
Mr Lavrov is due to visit London next week for talks with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Lavrov said it was the United States that was escalating the conflict by arming the Syrian opposition.
Mr. Lavrov said Russia will issue a statement outlining the terms for such a withdrawal after Messrs.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, meanwhile, spent Monday in Moscow meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
Mr Lavrov called New Start "a product of the understanding that unilateral approaches to security are counterproductive".
Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, criticised what the Russians said was the political bias of western election monitors.
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But so long as Mr Lavrov's interpretation is rejected, Georgia may in future insist on a right to return.
Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, had earlier remarked acidly that his country did not comment on American presidential elections.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that he expects a deal in the next two or three weeks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said engagement with Iran was "the key word".
Its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was "deeply concerned about the escalation of tension, which for now is verbal".
Later, Mr Lavrov also denied speculation that Moscow would offer asylum to Mr Assad if he chose to leave Syria.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton exchanged ratification documents at a conference in Munich.
Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, have run into problems ever since they announced that conference.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there is "absolutely" no chance of Moscow telling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stand down.
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