Russia has opposed an anti-Iran summit due to be organized by the United States in Poland as “unacceptable” and “counterproductive,” saying Moscow will not attend the so-called Middle East security forum, which is merely meant to “shift the international focus” from the real crises gripping the region.
![Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leaves the Intercontinental Hotel on the third day of talks on Iran's nuclear program, on November 9, 2013 in Geneva.[AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/187446215_1.jpg?itok=VXdfS92b "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leaves the Intercontinental Hotel on the third day of talks on Iran's nuclear program, on November 9, 2013 in Geneva.[AFP]")
![EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 7, 2013. [Fabrice Cofrrini/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187226391.jpg?itok=2dakp19C "EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 7, 2013. [Fabrice Cofrrini/AFP]")
