British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's statement on the situation in Zimbabwe distorted Russia's position on the issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
The remarks "distorted Russia's stance on the problem and ascribed to us a mythical violation of the accords that were reached at the G8 summit in Toyako on this issue. The attempts to slant evident facts, to ignore what was really said by the Russian side in Toyako are regrettable," the ministry was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying.
Russia had not undertaken any obligation to support the UN Security Council's resolution by agreeing to use "financial and other measures against those responsible for violence in Zimbabwe," added the ministry.
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution in the UN Security Council that would impose sanctions on Zimbabwe over the country's presidential run-off election in late June.
The failed text calls for a travel ban and an assets freeze on President Robert Mugabe and his top officials, as well as an arms embargo.
Miliband said in a recent statement that "it will appear incomprehensible to the people of Zimbabwe that Russia, which committed itself at the G8 summit to take further steps including introducing financial and other sanctions, should stand in the way of Security Council action."
Source:Xinhua
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