OREANDA-NEWS. The US actions in the Middle East were compared to the behavior of an elephant in a china shop. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud. In the opinion of Lavrov, the actions of the United States and it's allies in the Middle East lead to serious consequences for the countries of the region.

As an example of such changes, Lavrov mentioned Iraq and Libya. The Russian Foreign Minister also recalled the attempts to destroy the Syrian Arab Republic. He stressed, that interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states is unacceptable, as well as the imposition of ideological schemes on them. The United States, according to Lavrov, ignores this principle.

At the same time, according to the Saudi Foreign Minister, his country strongly support the UN efforts and believe, that the decision taken by the United States will not have such a negative impact on this political process as the actions of the Houthis in Yemen, which invariably and actively undermine the settlement process.

Lavrov's Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Moscow in January.