The calls for a military solution to the Syrian conflict by a group of US diplomats are shocking, Tass News Agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying.

"We could not help being surprised and shocked by the fact that employees of the US Department of State signed a letter that a military scenario of an attack on Syria, a military scenario of solving the Syrian problem should be implemented," she said. "We were shocked by this, because it was signed by diplomats, that is, the people who should deal with the peaceful political settlement."

Zakharova noted that, if diplomats are calling for war, they admit to their incompetence.

"We saw many crises in the Middle East and North Africa," she went on to say. "The use of force only makes things worse. All of us see Iraq, Libya and so on. Most importantly, the whole world has realized that, despite all the ideology, even the United States admits that the chosen policy was a mistake. So, why again lose five or ten years to admit one’s mistakes?"

Zakharova added that there are not only proponents of the use of force in Washington but also those who are in favor of a political dialogue. "We hope that the latter approach will prevail and are doing our best for that," she said.

Source : MENA