Moscow says the stabilization of Syria should be achieved through democratic reforms. A statement from Russia`s Foreign Ministry on Sunday said Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the head of the Russian intelligence service, Mikhail Fradkov would visit Damascus on February 7 to meet with President Bashar al-Assad. The Ministry also said it regretted the outcome of discussions on Syria at the UN Security Council, adding that a consensus could have been found if their partners had had the political will.