Russian Foreign Ministry Says Hopes To Solve Lugar Lab Issue In Bilateral Consultations

Russian Foreign Ministry Says Hopes to Solve Lugar Lab Issue in Bilateral Consultations

Russia hopes to solve the issue of the Lugar laboratory in Georgia in bilateral consultations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th October, 2018) Russia hopes to solve the issue of the Lugar laboratory in Georgia in bilateral consultations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday.

Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian Armed Forces' Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, said Thursday that US scientists working in Georgia at the Lugar medical center (Alekseyevka) tested, under the guise of medical treatment, a toxic chemical substance on local residents.

"The Russian Foreign Ministry intends to use bilateral diplomatic channels to clarify the situation and plan further actions in this regard. We hope that a solution to these problems will be found within the framework of the consultation mechanism provided for by the said Conventions. If this does not happen, we will use other opportunities, appealing directly to the international community and world public opinion," the Russian ministry said.

It said Russian experts will not take part in a visit by an international delegation to the Lugar lab on November 14-15, as Moscow believes it will be a "propaganda farce".