Russia's Ryabkov Says No Trend Toward Political Settlement in Middle East
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says BRICS nations have voiced solidarity in seeking a way forward despite the absence of progress toward resolving the crisis.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said there is no visible trend toward a political settlement in the Middle East, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
Ryabkov said that despite the lack of movement toward resolving the situation, member states of the BRICS grouping have expressed solidarity in favor of finding what he described as a sensible way forward, TASS reported.
The deputy foreign minister did not elaborate, according to the report, on specific proposals or steps that BRICS members might take to address the crisis.
TASS did not provide additional details on the venue or context in which Ryabkov made the remarks.
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