China and Russia said Wednesday they were “decisively against” intervention or regime change in Syria as Arab and Western calls mounted for tougher international action in the 15-month conflict.
As rebel fighters stepped up their attacks in and around Damascus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that regime change in Syria would lead the Middle East to “catastrophe”.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has voiced mounting frustration with the Chinese and Russian position, was to discuss the situation with allies in Istanbul later on Wednesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said.
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