"The leader of the coalition has been speaking about his interest in dialogue, " Mr Lavrov said.
Mr Lavrov said he welcomed some of the "constructive elements" in the recent position of the Syrian National Coalition.
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.
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".
"Even if the Syrian opposition is armed to teeth, it will not be able to beat the government forces, " Lavrov said.
Mr Lavrov said the Kremlin and the Arab League wanted to establish direct contact between the Syrian government and the opposition.
Mr Lavrov said Russia had pulled out the families of diplomats, but there were no immediate plans to reduce embassy staff.
BBC: Russia's Lavrov says Beirut flights not Syria evacuation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday there was no alternative to Annan's peace plan, despite evidence that it's being violated daily.
Speaking in Baku, Azerbaijan, Lavrov said Russia will be hosting opposition delegations.
Without confirming reports of the missile shipment, Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the supply of missiles did not break any international rules.
BBC: Syria crisis: US rues Russian missiles sent to Damascus
Also Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia has no plans to offer al-Assad asylum, state-run Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.
CNN: Syrian forces hammer Aleppo as the opposition urges action
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the West had threatened to end the mission if Moscow opposed its draft resolution, which threatens more sanctions.
Mr Lavrov said the opposition's demand for Mr Assad's removal was "wrong" and their refusal to talk to the Assad government a "dead end".
"The ship was carrying air defense systems which can only be used to repel foreign aggression, " Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Syrian government could have been more active in implementing the peace plan, but he urged heightened international pressure on opposition groups.
"We cannot overlook the fact that Kofi Annan's proposals have not been agreed to by some of the opposition groups, including the well-known Syrian National Council, " Lavrov said.
"We reached an agreement on how 'reset' is spelled in both Russian and English - we have no differences between us any more, " Mr Lavrov said through an interpreter.
It was "not right" to say that pressure should only be brought on the government of President Bashar al-Assad and not the opposition to end the conflict, Mr Lavrov said.
"Given the developments in Syria, chances for such a solution based on the communique ... are dwindling, but there is still a chance and we should struggle for it, " Lavrov said.
Mr Lavrov said the attempts contained "elements of blackmail".
Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that remains on the table, and he dismissed reports that Moscow is offering a last-minute compromise to allow Iran to produce small quantities of enriched uranium at home.
"When we hear the right words from the opposition, given the fact that the regime has already voiced the right words, then we will try to convert such words into actions, " Lavrov said.
Lavrov said a briefing by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix to the Security Council on Thursday would offer a good opportunity for the United States and Britain to present their latest findings.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Russia reserves the right to withdraw from its new arms-control treaty with the U.S. if it decides the planned U.S. missile-defense shield threatens its security, the Associated Press reported.
President Vladimir Putin's Security Council urged all Russians to pull out, while Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it was up to companies themselves to decide and pledged to provide added security for those who stay, without saying how.
"We call on the government of South Sudan to carry out a full investigation of the incident, punish the guilty and take every measure to guarantee that this will never happen again, " Lavrov said, in a statement on his website.
CNN: Russia urges South Sudan to act over downed U.N. helicopter
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