Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, speaks with Kofi Annan, center, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, prior to a meeting of the Action Group for Syria at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)