* Russia: "Don't look for pretexts for a military intervention in Syria"
* Cornel Codiţă: "Turkey's reaction will not affect the situation in Syria"
* Titus Corlăţean: "In the Syria-Turkey, episode, Romania will act in a solidary manner with the NATO countries"
On Thursday, Turkey decided by itself, through the vote of the Parliament, to intervene in Syria, following the Syrian shelling which took place on Wednesday evening, on Turkish territory. Following a similar incident which happened at the end of last week, on Tuesday, Turkey had called for an emergency meeting of NATO to discuss the situation in Syria, as the government in Ankara wanted similar measures against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
However, on the same day, Russia, which has constantly opposed an intervention in Syria so far, has asked the Western countries and those in the Middle East "not to look for excuses" for a military intervention in Syria, urging Damascus and Ankara to exercise restraint.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gennadi Gatilov, said in an interview granted to press agency Interfax: "As part of our contacts with our partners at NATO and in the region (...), we have asked them to stop looking for excuses to implement a scenario which would involve force or the launch of initiatives concerning humanitarian lanes or buffer areas".
Speculation around an intervention in Syria have intensified lately, especially due to information that the Syrian government has relocated its chemical weapons to keep them safe.
Last week at the UN, Arab countries, led by Qatar, discussed a potential "Arab" military intervention in Syria.
On Monday, the secretary general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said that the alliance had no intention to intervene in that country.
Russia, which has been a traditional ally of Damascus, has constantly den
