Russia accuses both the Syrian regime and the opposition to the slaughter

The regime of President Bashar al-Assad and extremist members of the opposition are both responsible for the massacre of Houla, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

"It is not important for Russia, which governs," Lavrov said in comments reported by Interfax news agency. "It is important that the violence in Syria has been completed and that the destruction of life ends ", dpa reported.

Parties to the conflict to Syria should resolve differences through discussion, without "outside influence", he said. Russian officials in recent statements have largely blamed the violence continues to Syria on opposition groups have received shipments of illegal weapons from Western countries.